Famous Deaths Happened In 1856

Jan 05 Pierre j david: [david d'angers], french sculptor,  

Jan 11 Nikolai i nadezjdin: Russian archaeologist,  

Jan 12 Ľudovít Å túr: Slovak politician, author of slovak language, (b. 1815)  

Jan 16 Thaddeus william harris: American naturalist (b. 1795)  

Jan 17 Thomas attwood walmisley: Composer,  

Jan 24 Rabbi yechezkel of kuzmir: Polish hasidic leader (b. 1775)  

Feb 08 Agostino bassi: Italian entomologist (b. 1773)  

Feb 17 Heinrich heine: German poet,  

Mar 11 James beatty: Irish railway engineer (b. 1820)  

Mar 28 Pyotr ivanovich turchaninov: Composer,  

Apr 11 Juan santamaría: National hero of costa rica (b. 1831)  

May 03 Adolfo fumagalli: Composer,  

May 06 William hamilton: Metaphysicist,  

May 12 Jacques philippe marie binet: French mathematician (b. 1786)  

Jun 11 Friedrich h von der hagen: German germanist,  

Jun 15 David cox: English painter (treatise on landscape paint),  

Jun 23 Ivan kireevsky: Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806)  

Jul 04 Istvan ferenczi: Hungarian sculptor,  

Jul 09 Amedeo avogadro: Italian chemist (b. 1776)  

Jul 15 Margaretha j de neufville: Author (the kidnap),  

Jul 29 Robert a schumann: German pianist/composer (humoresque),  

Aug 04 Johann gottlieb schneider: Composer,  

Aug 05 Rubert lucas pearsall: Composer,  

Aug 14 William buckland: Dean (westminister)/geologist,  

Aug 20 Philipp jakob riotte: Composer,  

Aug 21 Peter joseph von lindpaintner: Composer,  

Aug 29 Mary anne schimmelpenninck: British christian writer (b. 1778)  

Aug 30 Gilbert abbott à beckett: English writer (b. 1811)  

Sep 24 Henry: 1st viscount hardinge of lahore, gov-gen of india,  

Oct 10 Michal wielhorski: Composer,  

Oct 19 William sprague iii: American politician from rhode island (b. 1799)  

Oct 29 Carel sw van hogendorp: Colonial director,  

Nov 04 Hippolyte delaroche: French painter (b. 1797)  

Nov 17 William knyvett: Composer,  

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Jan 06 Giuseppe martucci: Composer  

Jan 09 Anton askerc: Slavic priest/poet (primoz trubar)  

Jan 09 Lizette woodworth reese: Us poet (branch of may, tears)  

Jan 09 Stevan mokranjac: Composer  

Jan 11 Christian august sinding: Kongsberg norway, composer  

Jan 12 John singer sargent: Us, portrait painter (wyndham sisters)  

Jan 14 J. f. archibald: Australian journalist and publisher  

Jan 18 Daniel nathan hale williams: Surgeon (1st open heart operation)