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 in the year 1854.

Jan 18 Juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies in the year 1854.

Feb 04 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.

Feb 17 Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 in the year 1854.

Mar 06 On this day in history caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80

Mar 11 On this day in history 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 In the year 1854 death of arthur Aikin, English chemist, mineralogist, and writer (b. 1773)

Apr 17 On this day in history gottlob Wiedebein, composer, dies at 74

Apr 18 On this day in history joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer, dies at 84

Apr 19 On this day in history death of robert Jameson, Scottish naturalist (b. 1774)

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

Apr 29 On this day in history death of henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (b. 1768)

May 03 In the year 1854 william Beale, composer, dies at 70

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

Jun 07 In the year 1854 death of charles Baudin, French admiral (b. 1792)

Jul 04 Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian, dies at 72 on this day in history.

Jul 06 Georg Ohm, German physicist (b. 1789) died on this day in history.

Jul 15 In the year 1854 wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39

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 Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies on this day in history.

Aug 20 Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79 on this day in history.

Oct 22 On this day in history j Gotthelf, writer, dies at 57

Oct 28 On this day in history 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 On this day in history john G Lockhart, [scorpion], English biographer, dies at 60

Nov 26 Matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies in the year 1854.

Dec 09 Almeida Garrett, Portuguese writer (b. 1799) died in the year 1854.

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 Jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone)

Jan 29 Willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian was born on this day in history.

Feb 09 Aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician was born in the year 1854.

Feb 09 In the year 1854 birth of edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party)