Famous Deaths In 1856

Jan 05 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on this day in history.

Jan 11 Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] on this day in history.

Jan 12 In the year 1856 death of Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)

Jan 16 Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died on this day in history.

Jan 17 On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41

Jan 24 In the year 1856 death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)

Feb 08 In the year 1856 death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)

Feb 17 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris in the year 1856.

Mar 11 On this day in history death of james Beatty, Irish railway engineer (b. 1820)

Mar 28 Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1856.

Apr 11 In the year 1856 death of juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831)

May 03 Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.

May 06 In the year 1856 william Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies

May 12 In the year 1856 death of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786)

Jun 11 Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76 in the year 1856.

Jun 15 David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 on this day in history.

Jun 23 Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806) died in the year 1856.

Jul 04 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 on this day in history.

Jul 09 Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776) died on this day in history.

Jul 15 Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81 on this day in history.

Jul 29 Robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46 on this day in history.

Aug 04 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59

Aug 05 On this day in history rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61

Aug 14 On this day in history william Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies

Aug 20 In the year 1856 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80

Aug 21 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1856.

Aug 29 Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778) died on this day in history.

Aug 30 In the year 1856 death of gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811)

Sep 24 Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies in the year 1856.

Oct 10 Michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1856.

Oct 19 On this day in history death of william Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. 1799)

Oct 29 Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on this day in history.

Nov 04 Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797) died in the year 1856.

Nov 17 On this day in history william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77

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Jan 06 In the year 1856 birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer

Jan 09 Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born on this day in history.

Jan 09 In the year 1856 birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)

Jan 14 J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born in the year 1856.

Jan 18 In the year 1856 birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)