Canadian politician (b. 1809) May 18 – Constance Trotti, Belgian salonnière, culture patron (b. 1800) May 23 – Jarosław Dąbrowski, Polish general (b. 1836) June 9 – Anna Atkins, British botanist (b. 1799) July–December July 5 – Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso, Italian noble, patriot, writer and journalist (b. 1808) July 6 – Castro Alves, Brazilian poet and playwright (b. 1847) July 15 – Tad Lincoln, youngest son of American President Abraham Lincoln (b. 1853) July 31 – Phoebe Cary, American poet, sister to Alice Cary (b. 1824) August 9 – John Paterson, politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (b. 1831) September 16 – Jan Erazim Vocel, Czech poet, archaeologist, historian and cultural revivalist (b. 1803) September 20 – John Patteson, Anglican bishop, missionary (martyred) (b. 1827) September 21 – Charlotte Elliott, English hymnwriter (b. 1789) September 23 – Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian politician (b. 1786) October 4 – Sarel Cilliers, Voortrekker leader, preacher (b. 1801) October 7 – Sir John Burgoyne, British field marshal (b. 1782) October 16 – Martha Hooper Blackler Kalopothakes, American missionary, journalist, translator (b. 1830) October 18 – Charles Babbage, English mathematician, inventor (b. 1791) October 29 – Andrea Debono, Maltese trader and explorer (b. 1821) November 2 – Athalia Schwartz, Danish writer, journalist and educator (b. 1821) November 22 – Oscar James Dunn, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (b. 1825) December 21 – Luise Aston, German author, feminist (b. 1814) December 28 – John Henry Pratt, English clergyman, mathematician (b. 1809) References Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia...for 1871 (1873), comprehensive collection of facts online edition