Jun 1 Napoléon IV, Prince Imperial, Head of the House of Bonaparte (1873-79), killed in action during the Anglo-Zulu war at 23 Jun 11 William, Prince of Orange, Dutch crown prince of the Netherlands, dies of typhus at 39 May 1879 Famous Deaths by Year Jul 1879 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide