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October1879

Famous People Who Died in October 1879

Oct 8 Miguel Grau Seminario 'Gentleman of the Seas', Peruvian Admiral, dies during the Battle of Angamos at 45
Oct 13 Henry Charles Carey, American economist (Principles of Poli Economy), dies at 85

Angelina Grimké (1805-1879)

Oct 26 American abolitionist, women's rights activist and suffragette (An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South), dies at 74

Angelina Grimké

Oct 27 John Wilkins Whitfield, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 61
Oct 28 Marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French writer (b. 1799)
Oct 31 Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies
Oct 31 Jacob Abbott, American author (b. 1803)
Oct 31 Joseph Hooker, American General (b. 1814)

Famous People by Cause of Death