Famous Deaths In 1872

Jan 07 On this day in history death of james Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834)

Jan 21 Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.

Feb 21 Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.

Mar 04 On this day in history death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)

Mar 10 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 in the year 1872.

Mar 12 In the year 1872 death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)

Mar 30 Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1872.

Apr 01 Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died in the year 1872.

Apr 02 Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80 in the year 1872.

Apr 09 On this day in history death of erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794)

Apr 12 Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795) died on this day in history.

Apr 20 On this day in history ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62

Apr 27 On this day in history ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70

May 01 Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies in the year 1872.

May 15 Thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1872.

May 17 In the year 1872 fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63

May 19 Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 in the year 1872.

May 24 On this day in history julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies

Jun 03 In the year 1872 heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53

Jun 04 On this day in history johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies

Jun 16 Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) died on this day in history.

Jun 28 Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.

Jul 18 Benito Juarez, Cuban justice/general (battle of Acapulco), dies at 66 in the year 1872.

Jul 26 Michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.

Jul 28 Friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies in the year 1872.

Aug 02 Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 in the year 1872.

Aug 11 Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 on this day in history.

Aug 19 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1872.

Sep 02 In the year 1872 death of nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783)

Sep 07 Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 in the year 1872.

Sep 13 Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68 on this day in history.

Sep 14 On this day in history yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48

Sep 18 On this day in history charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies

Sep 22 On this day in history death of vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801)

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Jan 04 Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born on this day in history.

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)

Jan 11 Paul Graener, composer was born in the year 1872.

Jan 11 In the year 1872 birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944)

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)

Jan 16 Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 18 Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born in the year 1872.