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 Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1856.  

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

Mar 28 On this day in history pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 11 In the year 1856 death of juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831)  

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 in the year 1856.  

Jun 11 Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 23 On this day in history 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 Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1856.  

Aug 05 Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1856.  

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

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 Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778) died in the year 1856.  

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 in the year 1856.  

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 in the year 1856.  

Oct 29 Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 in the year 1856.  

Nov 04 Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797) died in the year 1856.  

Nov 17 William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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Jan 06 In the year 1856 birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer  

Jan 09 Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born in the year 1856.  

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

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

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)