Famous Deaths 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 On this day in history pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82

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

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 Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died in the year 1872.

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 Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795) died on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

May 17 On this day in history fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63

May 19 Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 on this day in history.

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

Jun 03 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Jun 28 In the year 1872 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 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 Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 in the year 1872.

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

Sep 14 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1872 birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)

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

Jan 16 Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) was born on this day in history.

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.