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] in the year 1856.  

Jan 12 On this day in history death of Ľudovít Å túr, 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 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 08 On this day in history death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)  

Feb 17 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1856.  

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

Jun 11 On this day in history friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76  

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

Jun 23 In the year 1856 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 Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 04 In the year 1856 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59  

Aug 05 In the year 1856 rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61  

Aug 14 William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies in the year 1856.  

Aug 20 Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1856.  

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

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

Oct 10 In the year 1856 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 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 In the year 1856 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 Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 12 In the year 1856 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 In the year 1856 birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)