Heinrich Rudolf Hertz died in Bonn, Germany, at the age of 36. He died due to complications after surgery to treat an infection and was buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg. His death marked the premature loss of a brilliant physicist who had laid the groundwork for radio and modern telecommunications.

Birth of Mathilde Hertz, the younger daughter of Heinrich Hertz and Elisabeth Doll. Mathilde became a notable biologist and comparative psychologist. She never married or had children, leaving no descendants of Heinrich Hertz.

Hertz took a position of Professor of Physics and Director of the Physics Institute in Bonn, a position he held until his death.

Birth of Johanna Hertz, the elder daughter of Heinrich Hertz and Elisabeth Doll. Johanna never married or had children, leaving no descendants of Heinrich Hertz.

Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was born in Hamburg, then a sovereign state of the German Confederation. He was born into a prosperous and cultured Hanseatic family. His father was Gustav Ferdinand Hertz and his mother was Anna Elisabeth Pfefferkorn.