Famous Deaths In 1856

Jan 05 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 in the year 1856.

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

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

Jan 16 On this day in history death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)

Jan 17 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1856.

Jan 24 Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1856.

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 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 Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 in the year 1856.

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

May 12 Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786) died on this day in history.

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1856 death of amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776)

Jul 15 Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81 in the year 1856.

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

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 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 in the year 1856.

Aug 30 Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811) died in the year 1856.

Sep 24 On this day in history 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 In the year 1856 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer

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 In the year 1856 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 In the year 1856 birth of j. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)