Famous Deaths In 1868

Jan 03 Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 22 Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1868.  

Jan 28 In the year 1868 death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62  

Feb 11 Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 29 On this day in history [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81  

Mar 02 Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Mar 04 On this day in history death of jesse Chisholm, American pioneer of the Chisholm Trail (b. 1805)  

Mar 28 James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 On this day in history franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71  

Apr 07 In the year 1868 death of d'Arcy McGee, Canadian journalist and Father of Confederation (b. 1825)  

Apr 13 Theodorus, [Kasa], emperor of Abyssinia, commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Apr 21 On this day in history death of henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh  

May 03 Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

May 07 On this day in history death of henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)  

May 10 In the year 1868 death of henry Bennett, American politician (b. 1808)  

May 17 On this day in history death of isami Kondo, Shinsengumi Commander (b. 1834)  

May 22 On this day in history julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies  

May 23 Kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809) died on this day in history.  

May 26 In the year 1868 death of michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution  

May 29 On this day in history death of michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)  

Jun 01 James Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 In the year 1868 anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73  

Jun 09 On this day in history james Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies  

Jun 10 Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered died on this day in history.  

Jun 22 Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (b. 1801) died in the year 1868.  

Jun 25 Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist (b. 1811) died in the year 1868.  

Jul 06 On this day in history samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 10 On this day in history carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 15 In the year 1868 william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies  

Jul 16 In the year 1868 louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87  

Jul 19 Soji Okita, Japanese samurai, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (b. 1842 or 1844) died in the year 1868.  

Jul 20 In the year 1868 antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75  

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Jan 01 In the year 1868 birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)  

Jan 03 In the year 1868 birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian  

Jan 06 Vittorio Monti, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity  

Jan 09 S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)