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 on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died in the year 1872.  

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

Mar 12 In the year 1872 death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)  

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

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 in the year 1872.  

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 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 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 on this day in history.  

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 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 Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1872 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 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 14 Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16 On this day in history 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.