Famous Deaths Happened In 1855

Jan 06 On this day in history death of giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779)  

Jan 10 On this day in history mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67  

Jan 25 On this day in history dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83  

Jan 26 In the year 1855 death of gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808)  

Feb 06 On this day in history death of josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791)  

Feb 20 Joseph Hume, social reformer, dies in the year 1855.  

Feb 23 In the year 1855 carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies  

Mar 02 Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55), dies at 58 in the year 1855.  

Mar 08 In the year 1855 death of william Poole, Infamous member of New York City's Bowery Boys gang (b. 1821)  

Mar 17 Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1855.  

Mar 20 Joseph Aspdin, English mason and inventor (b. 1788) died in the year 1855.  

Mar 29 Henri Druey, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

Mar 31 In the year 1855 charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38  

Apr 13 Henry De la Beche, English geologist (b. 1796) died on this day in history.  

Apr 18 On this day in history jean-Baptiste Isabey, painter, dies  

Apr 24 On this day in history walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75  

Apr 30 In the year 1855 henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor, dies at 68  

May 04 On this day in history camille Pleyel, Austria piano builder/composer, dies at 66  

May 05 In the year 1855 death of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786)  

May 15 In the year 1855 jan Mazereeuw, Frisian farmer/sect leader, dies at 75  

May 23 Charles Robert Malden, English explorer (b. 1797) died in the year 1855.  

May 27 In the year 1855 nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies  

Jun 16 John Gorrie, American physician (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Jun 28 Giovanni Agostino Perotti, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jun 29 On this day in history death of john Gorrie, American scientist (b. 1802)  

Jul 07 Konstantin Batyushkov, Russian poet (b. 1787) died on this day in history.  

Jul 08 On this day in history death of sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790)  

Jul 09 Lord Raglan Commander of the British forces during the Crimean War died in the year 1855.  

Aug 07 Mariano Arista, President of Mexico (b. 1802) died in the year 1855.  

Aug 16 In the year 1855 death of henry Colburn, British publisher (b. ?)  

Aug 27 Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Sep 24 On this day in history alexandre Stievenard, composer, dies at 86  

Oct 06 August L Crelle, inventor/mathematician (Rechentafeln), dies at 75 in the year 1855.  

Oct 13 On this day in history gottfried Rieger, composer, dies at 91  

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Jan 03 Hubert Bland, English socialist (d. 1914) was born in the year 1855.  

Jan 05 In the year 1855 birth of king Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor)  

Jan 10 In the year 1855 birth of peter J Blok, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People)  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of jacques Damala, Greek military officer and actor (d. 1889)  

Jan 20 Amedee-Ernest Chausson, composer was born in the year 1855.  

Jan 21 In the year 1855 birth of john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer  

Jan 22 Ernst Kullak, composer was born in the year 1855.  

Jan 23 John Moses Browning, American inventor (d. 1926) was born in the year 1855.