Famous Deaths Happened 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 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 in the year 1856.  

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 in the year 1856.  

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 in the year 1856.  

Mar 11 On this day in history 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 Juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831) died in the year 1856.  

May 03 Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 in the year 1856.  

May 06 On this day in history william Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies  

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

Jun 11 In the year 1856 friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76  

Jun 15 In the year 1856 david Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73  

Jun 23 Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806) died on this day in history.  

Jul 04 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 On this day in history death of amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776)  

Jul 15 Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jul 29 In the year 1856 robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46  

Aug 04 Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Aug 05 Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 20 On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80  

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

Aug 29 On this day in history death of mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778)  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born on this day in history.  

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