Famous Deaths Happened In 1868

Jan 03 In the year 1868 moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75  

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

Jan 14 Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66 in the year 1868.  

Jan 22 Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 28 In the year 1868 death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 28 On this day in history james Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70  

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

Apr 07 D'Arcy McGee, Canadian journalist and Father of Confederation (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

Apr 13 Theodorus, [Kasa], emperor of Abyssinia, commits suicide died in the year 1868.  

Apr 21 Henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh died in the year 1868.  

May 03 Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1868.  

May 07 In the year 1868 death of henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)  

May 10 Henry Bennett, American politician (b. 1808) died in the year 1868.  

May 17 Isami Kondo, Shinsengumi Commander (b. 1834) died in the year 1868.  

May 22 Julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies on this day in history.  

May 23 On this day in history death of kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809)  

May 26 Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution died on this day in history.  

May 29 Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) died in the year 1868.  

Jun 01 In the year 1868 james Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77  

Jun 05 Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 In the year 1868 james Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered  

Jun 22 Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

Jun 25 Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

Jul 06 Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1868.  

Jul 10 In the year 1868 carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71  

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

Jul 16 Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1868.  

Jul 19 Soji Okita, Japanese samurai, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (b. 1842 or 1844) died in the year 1868.  

Jul 20 In the year 1868 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 in the year 1868.  

Jan 06 Vittorio Monti, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist  

Jan 08 Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939) was born in the year 1868.  

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 on this day in history.