Famous Deaths In 1856

Jan 05 On this day in history pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67

Jan 11 Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] on this day in history.

Jan 12 Ľudovít Štúr, 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 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.

Jan 24 In the year 1856 death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)

Feb 08 On this day in history death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)

Feb 17 In the year 1856 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris

Mar 11 James Beatty, Irish railway engineer (b. 1820) died on this day in history.

Mar 28 Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.

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 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 on this day in history.

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 Robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46 in the year 1856.

Aug 04 In the year 1856 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59

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

Aug 14 In the year 1856 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 In the year 1856 death of gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811)

Sep 24 On this day in history 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 Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 in the year 1856.

Nov 04 On this day in history death of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797)

Nov 17 On this day in history william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77

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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 In the year 1856 birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)

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

Jan 11 In the year 1856 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 On this day in history birth of j. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)

Jan 18 Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born on this day in history.