Famous Deaths In 1856

Jan 05 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 in the year 1856.  

Jan 11 On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]  

Jan 12 Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died in the year 1856.  

Jan 16 In the year 1856 death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)  

Jan 17 On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41  

Jan 24 Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1856.  

Feb 08 In the year 1856 death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)  

Feb 17 In the year 1856 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris  

Mar 11 In the year 1856 death of james Beatty, Irish railway engineer (b. 1820)  

Mar 28 Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1856.  

Apr 11 In the year 1856 death of juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831)  

May 03 Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 in the year 1856.  

May 06 On this day in history william Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies  

May 12 Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Jun 11 Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jun 15 David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 in the year 1856.  

Jun 23 Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806) died in the year 1856.  

Jul 04 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776) died on this day in history.  

Jul 15 In the year 1856 margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81  

Jul 29 On this day in history robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46  

Aug 04 In the year 1856 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59  

Aug 05 On this day in history rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61  

Aug 14 William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 20 Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1856.  

Aug 21 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Aug 29 In the year 1856 death of mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778)  

Aug 30 Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811) died in the year 1856.  

Sep 24 In the year 1856 henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies  

Oct 10 On this day in history michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67  

Oct 19 William Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

Oct 29 In the year 1856 carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68  

Nov 04 On this day in history death of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797)  

Nov 17 William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1856.  

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Jan 06 In the year 1856 birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer  

Jan 09 Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer  

Jan 11 In the year 1856 birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer  

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)  

Jan 14 J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)