Famous Deaths In 1856

Jan 05 In the year 1856 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67

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

Jan 12 Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died on this day in history.

Jan 16 In the year 1856 death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)

Jan 17 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.

Jan 24 On this day in history 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 In the year 1856 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris

Mar 11 In the year 1856 death of james Beatty, Irish railway engineer (b. 1820)

Mar 28 On this day in history pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76

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

May 03 In the year 1856 adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27

May 06 William Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

Jun 15 In the year 1856 david Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73

Jun 23 On this day in history death of ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806)

Jul 04 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 in the year 1856.

Jul 09 On this day in history death of amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776)

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 Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.

Aug 05 Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.

Aug 14 William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies on this day in history.

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

Aug 21 On this day in history peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64

Aug 29 Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778) died in the year 1856.

Aug 30 On this day in history death of gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811)

Sep 24 In the year 1856 henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies

Oct 10 On this day in history michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67

Oct 19 In the year 1856 death of william Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. 1799)

Oct 29 On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68

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 Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 09 In the year 1856 birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)

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

Jan 09 Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born in the year 1856.

Jan 11 In the year 1856 birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer

Jan 12 John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born on this day in history.

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of j. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)

Jan 18 Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born in the year 1856.