Famous Deaths Happened In 1856

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

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

Jan 12 In the year 1856 death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died in the year 1856.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27  

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 Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 23 Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806) died in the year 1856.  

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

Jul 09 In the year 1856 death of amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776)  

Jul 15 On this day in history margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81  

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 in the year 1856.  

Aug 05 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 21 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1856.  

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 Michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Oct 19 On this day in history death of william Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. 1799)  

Oct 29 In the year 1856 carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68  

Nov 04 In the year 1856 death of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797)  

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 Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 11 In the year 1856 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 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)