Famous Deaths In 1856

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

Jan 11 In the year 1856 nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]

Jan 12 In the year 1856 death of Ľudovít Štúr, 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 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 in the year 1856.

Apr 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786)

Jun 11 Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76 in the year 1856.

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 In the year 1856 istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64

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

Jul 15 Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81 in the year 1856.

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

Aug 14 On this day in history william Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies

Aug 20 Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.

Aug 21 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

Aug 29 On this day in history 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 Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies on this day in history.

Oct 10 On this day in history 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 In the year 1856 death of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797)

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 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 In the year 1856 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 in the year 1856.

Jan 14 In the year 1856 birth of j. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)