Famous Deaths Happened In 1872

Jan 07 James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died in the year 1872.  

Jan 21 Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 in the year 1872.  

Mar 04 In the year 1872 death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)  

Mar 10 On this day in history giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66  

Mar 12 On this day in history death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)  

Mar 30 Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Apr 01 Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died in the year 1872.  

Apr 02 In the year 1872 samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80  

Apr 09 On this day in history death of erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794)  

Apr 12 On this day in history death of nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795)  

Apr 20 On this day in history ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62  

Apr 27 Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

May 01 On this day in history amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies  

May 15 In the year 1872 thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87  

May 17 Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

May 19 In the year 1872 johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44  

May 24 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies in the year 1872.  

Jun 03 In the year 1872 heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53  

Jun 04 In the year 1872 johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812)  

Jun 28 Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1872.  

Jul 18 On this day in history benito Juarez, Cuban justice/general (battle of Acapulco), dies at 66  

Jul 26 Michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jul 28 On this day in history friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies  

Aug 02 In the year 1872 judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59  

Aug 11 Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 19 On this day in history eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63  

Sep 02 Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783) died in the year 1872.  

Sep 07 Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 on this day in history.  

Sep 13 On this day in history ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68  

Sep 14 Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1872.  

Sep 18 Charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 22 Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 In the year 1872 birth of edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder  

Jan 06 Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of paul Graener, composer  

Jan 11 In the year 1872 birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944)  

Jan 16 In the year 1872 birth of edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)  

Jan 16 In the year 1872 birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer  

Jan 18 Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born in the year 1872.