Famous Deaths Happened In 1856

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

Jan 11 On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]  

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 in the year 1856.  

Jan 17 In the year 1856 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 28 Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831) died in the year 1856.  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776) died in the year 1856.  

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

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

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 On this day in history william Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies  

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

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

Aug 29 In the year 1856 death of mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778)  

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

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

Oct 10 In the year 1856 michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67  

Oct 19 William Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1856.  

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

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 Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 12 John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 14 J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 In the year 1856 birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)