Famous Deaths In 1854

Jan 08 William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768) died in the year 1854.

Jan 09 Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.

Jan 18 Juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies on this day in history.

Feb 04 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1854.

Feb 17 On this day in history hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71

Mar 06 In the year 1854 caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80

Mar 11 In the year 1854 death of willard Richards, American religious leader (b. 1804)

Apr 06 In the year 1854 william Strickland, US architect, dies

Apr 11 Karl Adolph von Basedow, German DR (Ziekte van Basedow), dies at 55 on this day in history.

Apr 15 Arthur Aikin, English chemist, mineralogist, and writer (b. 1773) died on this day in history.

Apr 17 Gottlob Wiedebein, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.

Apr 18 In the year 1854 joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer, dies at 84

Apr 19 Robert Jameson, Scottish naturalist (b. 1774) died on this day in history.

Apr 22 Nicolás Bravo, Mexican politician and soldier (b. 1786) died in the year 1854.

Apr 29 Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (b. 1768) died on this day in history.

May 03 William Beale, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.

May 31 Vatroslav Lisinski, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.

Jun 07 On this day in history death of charles Baudin, French admiral (b. 1792)

Jul 04 On this day in history karl F Eichhorn, German law historian, dies at 72

Jul 06 Georg Ohm, German physicist (b. 1789) died in the year 1854.

Jul 15 Wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1854.

Jul 18 In the year 1854 abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41

Aug 09 Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57 in the year 1854.

Aug 11 Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (b. 1798) died on this day in history.

Aug 16 In the year 1854 duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies

Aug 20 On this day in history friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79

Oct 22 J Gotthelf, writer, dies at 57 in the year 1854.

Oct 28 In the year 1854 james P Carrell, composer, dies at 67

Nov 05 On this day in history ... Soimonov, Russian general, dies in battle of Inkermann

Nov 19 On this day in history alberich Zwyssig, composer, dies at 46

Nov 25 John G Lockhart, [scorpion], English biographer, dies at 60 in the year 1854.

Nov 26 On this day in history matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies

Dec 09 On this day in history death of almeida Garrett, Portuguese writer (b. 1799)

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)

Jan 06 Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle) was born in the year 1854.

Jan 09 In the year 1854 birth of jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921)

Jan 10 Peter Gast, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 18 In the year 1854 birth of thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone)

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician

Feb 09 Edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party) was born in the year 1854.