Famous Deaths 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 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 in the year 1872.  

Mar 12 In the year 1872 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 In the year 1872 death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)  

Apr 02 Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Apr 09 Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794) died in the year 1872.  

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 In the year 1872 ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70  

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

May 15 Thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1872.  

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

May 19 On this day in history johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44  

May 24 In the year 1872 julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies  

Jun 03 On this day in history 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 On this day in history ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 18 Benito Juarez, Cuban justice/general (battle of Acapulco), dies at 66 in the year 1872.  

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

Jul 28 Friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 02 Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 in the year 1872.  

Aug 11 In the year 1872 lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80  

Aug 19 In the year 1872 eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63  

Sep 02 Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783) died on this day in history.  

Sep 07 In the year 1872 antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21  

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

Sep 14 In the year 1872 yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48  

Sep 18 Charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies in the year 1872.  

Sep 22 Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801) died in the year 1872.  

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Jan 04 Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)  

Jan 15 Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami)