Famous Deaths Happened In 1856

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

Jan 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41  

Jan 24 Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died in the year 1856.  

Feb 17 On this day in history 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 In the year 1856 pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64  

Jul 09 In the year 1856 death of amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776)  

Jul 15 In the year 1856 margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81  

Jul 29 On this day in history robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46  

Aug 04 Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1856.  

Aug 05 In the year 1856 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 in the year 1856.  

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 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 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 in the year 1856.  

Nov 04 In the year 1856 death of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797)  

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

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Jan 06 Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)  

Jan 09 Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born in the year 1856.  

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

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

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