Famous Deaths Happened In 1866

Jan 10 Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15 In the year 1866 m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies  

Jan 23 Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died in the year 1866.  

Jan 27 John Gibson, sculptor, dies in the year 1866.  

Feb 03 In the year 1866 death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)  

Mar 04 In the year 1866 alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77  

Mar 06 William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10 In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87  

Mar 19 Louis Clapisson, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1866.  

Mar 20 Rikard Nordraak, composer, dies at 23 in the year 1866.  

Mar 24 Maria Amalia, of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Filips of Austria, dies in the year 1866.  

Mar 28 In the year 1866 death of solomon Foot, American politician (b. 1802)  

Mar 29 Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 01 On this day in history aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98  

Apr 15 In the year 1866 william Jackson, composer, dies at 51  

May 13 Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician (b. 1796) died on this day in history.  

May 17 In the year 1866 adolf Bernhard Marx, composer, dies at 70  

May 29 Winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786) died in the year 1866.  

Jun 05 John McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Jun 07 In the year 1866 death of chief Seattle, Native American leader  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of joseph Méry French poet (b. 1798)  

Jun 18 On this day in history jacobus T Abels, painter, dies at 62  

Jun 23 Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam physician/social activist, dies at 53 in the year 1866.  

Jun 25 On this day in history death of alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (b. 1803)  

Jul 20 On this day in history death of faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide  

Jul 23 Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1866.  

Jul 25 Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 01 John Ross (aka. Kooweskoowe), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (b. 1790) died in the year 1866.  

Aug 06 John Mason Neale, English divine, scholar and hymnwriter (b. 1818) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 George Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 03 Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (b. 1830) died in the year 1866.  

Sep 09 Gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czech poet/translator, dies at 65 in the year 1866.  

Sep 26 On this day in history carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72  

Oct 26 On this day in history death of john Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer (Labatt Brewing Company) (b. 1803)  

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Jan 02 Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 08 William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 In the year 1866 birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher  

Jan 13 In the year 1866 birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer  

Jan 15 Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19 In the year 1866 birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)  

Jan 20 On this day in history birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party