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October1869

Famous People Who Died in October 1869

Franklin Pierce (1804-1869)

Oct 8 14th President of the United States (Democrat: 1853-57), dies from severe cirrhosis of the liver, at 64

Franklin Pierce

Oct 13 Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French writer (Tableau Historique), dies at 64
Oct 22 Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64

Edward Smith-Stanley (1799-1869)

Oct 23 14th Earl of Derby, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1852, 1858-59, 1866-68), dies at 70

Edward Smith-Stanley

Oct 23 Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian-French composer, dies at 72
Oct 24 Joseph Jackson Lister, British optician who perfected the optical microscope by designing the achromatic objective lens, dies at 83

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