Famous Deaths In 1856

Jan 05 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on this day in history.

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

Jan 12 Ľudovít Štúr, 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 In the year 1856 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 In the year 1856 death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)

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 Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1856.

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

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

May 06 In the year 1856 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 On this day in history death of ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806)

Jul 04 On this day in history istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64

Jul 09 Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776) died on this day in history.

Jul 15 In the year 1856 margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81

Jul 29 Robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46 on this day in history.

Aug 04 Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1856.

Aug 05 In the year 1856 rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61

Aug 14 William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies on this day in history.

Aug 20 Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1856.

Aug 21 In the year 1856 peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64

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

Aug 30 On this day in history death of gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811)

Sep 24 In the year 1856 henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies

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 On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68

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 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer

Jan 09 Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born on this day in history.

Jan 09 On this day in history 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 In the year 1856 birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer

Jan 12 John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born in the year 1856.

Jan 14 In the year 1856 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.