Famous Deaths Happened In 1872

Jan 07 On this day in history death of james Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834)  

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 in the year 1872.  

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

Mar 10 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 30 Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1872.  

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 In the year 1872 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 in the year 1872.  

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 in the year 1872.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 04 Johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 26 On this day in history michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1872.  

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

Sep 13 Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68 in the year 1872.  

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

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

Sep 22 In the year 1872 death of vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801)  

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Jan 04 On this day in history 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 George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 15 Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944) was born in the year 1872.  

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

Jan 16 Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born in the year 1872.  

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