Famous Deaths Happened In 1856

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

Jan 11 In the year 1856 nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]  

Jan 12 Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died in the year 1856.  

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

Jan 17 In the year 1856 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 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died in the year 1856.  

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

Mar 11 James Beatty, Irish railway engineer (b. 1820) died in the year 1856.  

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

Apr 11 On this day in history death of juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831)  

May 03 On this day in history adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27  

May 06 On this day in history william Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies  

May 12 Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786) died in the year 1856.  

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

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

Jun 23 In the year 1856 death of ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806)  

Jul 04 In the year 1856 istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64  

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 In the year 1856 robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46  

Aug 04 Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 20 Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 21 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Aug 29 On this day in history death of mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778)  

Aug 30 Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

Sep 24 Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 29 In the year 1856 carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68  

Nov 04 Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

Nov 17 William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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Jan 06 Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 09 Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.