Famous Deaths In 1856

Jan 05 In the year 1856 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67

Jan 11 Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] in the year 1856.

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

Jan 16 In the year 1856 death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)

Jan 17 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.

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 On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris

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

Mar 28 In the year 1856 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 On this day in history 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 Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76 in the year 1856.

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 in the year 1856.

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 In the year 1856 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 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

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

Aug 30 Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811) died on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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

Oct 29 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Jan 09 In the year 1856 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 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 J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.

Jan 18 Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born in the year 1856.