Famous Deaths Happened In 1868

Jan 03 Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1868 william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51  

Jan 14 On this day in history heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66  

Jan 22 On this day in history moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 28 Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died on this day in history.  

Feb 11 On this day in history leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies  

Feb 29 In the year 1868 [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81  

Mar 02 Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1868.  

Mar 04 Jesse Chisholm, American pioneer of the Chisholm Trail (b. 1805) died in the year 1868.  

Mar 28 James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 Franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Apr 07 On this day in history death of d'Arcy McGee, Canadian journalist and Father of Confederation (b. 1825)  

Apr 13 On this day in history death of theodorus, [Kasa], emperor of Abyssinia, commits suicide  

Apr 21 Henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh died on this day in history.  

May 03 On this day in history olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68  

May 07 Henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778) died on this day in history.  

May 10 In the year 1868 death of henry Bennett, American politician (b. 1808)  

May 17 On this day in history death of isami Kondo, Shinsengumi Commander (b. 1834)  

May 22 On this day in history julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies  

May 23 Kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809) died on this day in history.  

May 26 Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution died in the year 1868.  

May 29 On this day in history death of michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)  

Jun 01 On this day in history james Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77  

Jun 05 Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1868.  

Jun 09 On this day in history james Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies  

Jun 10 Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered died in the year 1868.  

Jun 22 Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (b. 1801) died in the year 1868.  

Jun 25 Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist (b. 1811) died in the year 1868.  

Jul 06 On this day in history samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 10 Carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1868.  

Jul 15 In the year 1868 william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies  

Jul 16 Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jul 19 In the year 1868 death of soji Okita, Japanese samurai, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (b. 1842 or 1844)  

Jul 20 On this day in history antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75  

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Jan 01 Snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937) was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 03 Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 In the year 1868 birth of vittorio Monti, composer  

Jan 07 In the year 1868 birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity  

Jan 09 S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 14 Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born in the year 1868.