Karl Marx died on 14 March 1883 in London, aged 64. A German philosopher, economist and revolutionary, Marx studied philosophy and law and worked as a journalist, before being expelled from Germany, France and Belgium for his radical views. With Friedrich Engels, he wrote The Communist Manifesto in 1848 and settled in London, where he spent years researching in the British Museum and wrote the first volume of Das Kapital. He developed a view of history in which class struggle drives change, and argued that capitalism would be replaced by socialism. His ideas inspired labour movements and revolutions, as well as sharp debate, and shaped the social sciences.
Before and after
- 1883Publication of The Adventures of Pinocchio
- 3 January 1883Birth of Clement Attlee
- 6 January 1883Birth of Kahlil Gibran
- 13 February 1883Death of Richard Wagner
- 14 March 1883Death of Karl Marx
- 30 April 1883Death of Édouard Manet
- from May 1883 to December 1885First Madagascar expedition
- 16 May 1883Birth of Celâl Bayar
- 24 May 1883Construction of Brooklyn Bridge
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- 26 October 1863The Football Association is founded in London
- 17 May 1865Founding of International Telecommunication Union
- 19 September 1893New Zealand becomes the first country where women vote
- 1903Origins of Major League Baseball
- 23 December 1913Founding of Federal Reserve System
The era
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