Famous Deaths Happened In 1844

Jan 15 In the year 1844 joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78  

Jan 31 Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773) died on this day in history.  

Feb 04 On this day in history willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49  

Feb 15 On this day in history henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86  

Feb 16 On this day in history death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)  

Feb 27 On this day in history nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85  

Feb 28 Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton in the year 1844.  

Feb 29 In the year 1844 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 08 On this day in history death of charles XIV John of Sweden (b. 1763)  

Mar 21 In the year 1844 leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65  

Apr 04 Charles Bulfinch, 1st US pro architect (Mass State House), dies at 80 in the year 1844.  

Apr 08 Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1844.  

Apr 22 On this day in history henri-Montan Berton, composer, dies at 76  

May 08 In the year 1844 charles XIV Johan, [Jean B Bernadotte], King of Sweden/Norway, dies  

May 18 On this day in history death of richard McCarty, American politician (b. 1780)  

May 21 On this day in history guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68  

May 24 William Crockford, clubman/gambler, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 03 Louis-Antoine, the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme, dies in the year 1844.  

Jun 15 On this day in history thomas Campbell, poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66  

Jun 19 In the year 1844 death of Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist (b. 1772)  

Jun 27 Hyrum Smith, founder/leader (Mormon Church), shot by mob in Carthage Ill died in the year 1844.  

Jul 11 On this day in history death of evgeny Baratynsky, Russian poet (b. 1800)  

Jul 12 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jul 13 Johann Gansbacher, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jul 15 In the year 1844 death of claude Charles Fauriel, French historian (b. 1772)  

Jul 19 Heinrich Domnich, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1844.  

Jul 23 Christian Gobrecht, 4th US chief engraver (1840-44), dies in office on this day in history.  

Jul 27 John Dalton, Engl physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77 in the year 1844.  

Jul 28 In the year 1844 death of joseph Bonaparte, older brother of Napoleon I and King of Naples and Spain (b. 1768)  

Jul 29 On this day in history franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53  

Aug 04 On this day in history death of jakob Aall, Norwegian journalist and statesman (b. 1773)  

Aug 11 Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63 in the year 1844.  

Aug 14 On this day in history henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies  

Aug 29 On this day in history death of edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (b. 1762)  

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Jan 04 Thomas H Rollinson, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 07 Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 16 Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20 Johan Peter Selmer, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 25 In the year 1844 birth of frederick E Kitziger, composer  

Jan 30 Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)