▁ ▁Death s ▁ ▁January   – ▁Don c aster , ▁race hor se ▁( born ▁ 1 8 7 0 ) ▁▁ 1 4 ▁January   – ▁Prince ▁Albert ▁Victor , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Clar ence , ▁second ▁in ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁( born ▁ 1 8 6 4 ) ▁▁ 2 1 ▁January   – ▁John ▁C ouch ▁Adams , ▁astronom er ▁( born ▁ 1 8 1 9 ) ▁▁ 3 1 ▁January   – ▁Charles ▁Sp ur geon , ▁pre acher ▁( born ▁ 1 8 3 4 ) ▁▁ 1 9 ▁April   – ▁T . ▁Pel ham ▁D ale , ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁priest ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁Ang lo - C atholic ▁rit ual ist ▁practices ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁( born ▁ 1 8 2 1 ) ▁▁ 1 5 ▁July   – ▁Thomas ▁Cooper , ▁Chart ist , ▁poet ▁and ▁religious ▁lect urer ▁( born ▁ 1 8 0 5 ) ▁▁▁ 1 8 ▁July   – ▁Thomas ▁Cook , ▁tour ist ▁pione er ▁( born ▁ 1 8 0 8 ) ▁▁ 4 ▁August   – ▁Ernest ine ▁Rose , ▁femin ist ▁( born ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁in ▁Poland ) ▁▁ 6 ▁October   – ▁Alfred , ▁Lord ▁T enn ys on , ▁poet ▁la ure ate ▁( born ▁ 1 8 0 9 ) ▁▁ 1 1 ▁December   – ▁William ▁Mill igan , ▁the olog ian ▁( born ▁ 1 8