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Cleveland Abbe

1838–1916 (age 78)

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Prominent American meteorologist who made significant contributions to weather science.

John James Abert

1788–1863 (age 75)

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Chief of the Corps of Topographical Engineers during the 19th century.

Henry Adams

1838–1918 (age 80)

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American writer and descendant of two U.S. presidents, buried under the Adams Memorial.

Clover Hooper Adams

1843–1885 (age 42)

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Washington hostess and accomplished amateur photographer, wife of Henry Adams.

Alice Warfield Allen

1869–1929 (age 60)

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Mother of the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson.

Doug Allison

1846–1916 (age 70)

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Professional baseball player in 19th century America.

Thomas H. Anderson

1848–1916 (age 68)

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Associate judge of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

Frank Crawford Armstrong

1835–1909 (age 74)

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Confederate general during the American Civil War.

Timothy P. Andrews

1794–1868 (age 74)

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Union Army general and paymaster-general of the United States Army.

James B. Aswell

1869–1931 (age 62)

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Educator and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1913 to 1931.

Abraham Baldwin

1754–1807 (age 53)

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U.S. Senator, signer of the U.S. Constitution, and first president of the University of Georgia.

Willard L. Beaulac

1899–1990 (age 91)

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U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, Colombia, Cuba, Chile and Argentina.

Melville Bell

1819–1905 (age 86)

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Scottish teacher and inventor, father of Alexander Graham Bell.

Joseph Bray Bennett

1833–1913 (age 80)

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Wisconsin state senator and appointments clerk at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Emile Berliner

1851–1929 (age 78)

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German-born American inventor of the gramophone.

Arthur A. Birney

1852–1916 (age 64)

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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

John W. Bischoff

1850–1909 (age 59)

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Composer and organist in 19th century America.

Montgomery Blair

1813–1883 (age 70)

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Abraham Lincoln's Postmaster General.

Ben H. Brown Jr.

1914–1989 (age 75)

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Former United States ambassador to Liberia.

Glenn Brown

1854–1932 (age 78)

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Architect and historian known for his contributions to American architecture.

Robert C. Buchanan

1811–1878 (age 67)

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Military general during the American Civil War and the Mexican War.

Robert N. Butler

1927–2010 (age 83)

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Pioneering gerontologist who advanced the study of aging.

Camille Chautemps

1885–1963 (age 78)

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Prime minister of France during the Third Republic.

Edward Clark

1822–1902 (age 80)

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Architect of the Capitol building.

Catherine Cate Coblentz

1897–1951 (age 54)

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Writer and wife of physicist William Coblentz.

William Coblentz

1873–1962 (age 89)

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Physicist notable for pioneer contributions to infrared radiometry and spectroscopy.

Martin F. Conway

1827–1882 (age 55)

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U.S. congressman from Kansas and consul to France.

William Eleroy Curtis

1850–1911 (age 61)

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Journalist, diplomat, and advocate of Pan-Americanism.

Evelyn Y. Davis

1929–2018 (age 89)

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American activist shareholder known for corporate governance advocacy.

S. Wallace Dempsey

1862–1949 (age 87)

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Republican politician in early 20th century America.

Hubert Dilger

1836–1911 (age 75)

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American Civil War artillerist, captain in the Union Army, and Medal of Honor recipient.

J. Maury Dove

1855–1924 (age 69)

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Business executive and hotelier in late 19th century America.

Gerald A. Drew

1903–1970 (age 67)

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United States ambassador to Haiti and Bolivia.

Roscoe Drummond

1902–1983 (age 81)

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Journalist and editor known for political commentary.

Amanda Ruter Dufour

1822–1899 (age 77)

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American poet of the 19th century.

Susan Ann Edson

1823–1897 (age 74)

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Personal physician to President James A. Garfield.

Henry Jackson Ellicott

1847–1901 (age 54)

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Sculptor and architectural sculptor in late 19th century America.

Matthew Gault Emery

1818–1901 (age 83)

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Mayor of Washington, D.C., from 1870 to 1871.

Henry Ellsworth Ewing

1883–1951 (age 68)

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Arachnologist who studied spiders and arachnids.

Charles S. Fairfax

1829–1869 (age 40)

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Virginia-born California politician entitled to the British title 10th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

Stephen Johnson Field

1816–1899 (age 83)

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Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Peter Force

1790–1868 (age 78)

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Politician, newspaper editor, archivist, and twelfth mayor of Washington, D.C.

Garrett Ford Sr.

1945–2025 (age 80)

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Professional football player for the Denver Broncos.

Israel Moore Foster

1873–1950 (age 77)

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Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

William H. French

1815–1881 (age 66)

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Major general during the American Civil War and the Mexican War.

Julius Garfinckel

1872–1936 (age 64)

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Merchant and founder of Garfinckel's department store in Washington.

Harry Post Godwin

1857–1900 (age 43)

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Chief editor of the National Republican and Washington Star.

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor

1875–1966 (age 91)

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President of the National Geographic Society.

Mary Berri Chapman Hansbrough

1872–1951 (age 79)

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Poet and painter in early 20th century America.

John Marshall Harlan

1833–1911 (age 78)

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Supreme Court associate justice known as the 'Great Dissenter' for his dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson.