May 9 William S. Harney, American general, dies at 88 May 10 Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian satirist (b. 1826) May 14 Volney E. Howard, American politician, dies at 79 May 15 Alfred Potocki, Austrian politician (Prime Minister, Governor, Viceroy of Galicia), dies May 17 Marie of Prussia, Queen consort of Bavaria (1848-64), dies at 63 May 17 William Roxby Beverly, artist, dies May 18 Isabella Glyn Dallas, Scottish Shakepearean actress, dies at 65 Apr 1889 Famous Deaths by Year Jun 1889 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning
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Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning