Famous Deaths Happened In 1872

Jan 07 James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died on this day in history.  

Jan 21 In the year 1872 franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81  

Feb 21 Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1872 nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 01 On this day in history death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)  

Apr 02 On this day in history samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80  

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

Apr 12 In the year 1872 death of nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795)  

Apr 20 Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62 in the year 1872.  

Apr 27 Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70 in the year 1872.  

May 01 In the year 1872 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 in the year 1872.  

May 19 Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 in the year 1872.  

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

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

Jun 04 Johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies in the year 1872.  

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

Jun 28 In the year 1872 ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66  

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 In the year 1872 friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies  

Aug 02 On this day in history judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59  

Aug 11 On this day in history lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80  

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 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 On this day in history birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)  

Jan 11 Paul Graener, composer was born in the year 1872.  

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

Jan 15 In the year 1872 birth of arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944)  

Jan 16 Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer  

Jan 18 Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born on this day in history.