Famous Deaths Happened In 1872

Jan 07 In the year 1872 death of james Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834)  

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

Feb 21 In the year 1872 pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82  

Mar 04 On this day in history death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)  

Mar 10 In the year 1872 giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66  

Mar 12 Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died in the year 1872.  

Mar 30 On this day in history nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76  

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 In the year 1872 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 Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies on this day in history.  

May 15 On this day in history thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87  

May 17 Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1872.  

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

May 24 On this day in history julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies  

Jun 03 Heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jun 04 On this day in history johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies  

Jun 16 Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) died in the year 1872.  

Jun 28 On this day in history ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 18 In the year 1872 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 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 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1872.  

Sep 02 On this day in history death of nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1872.  

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

Jan 11 George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer  

Jan 18 In the year 1872 birth of paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami)