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 in the year 1872.  

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

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

Mar 10 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 in the year 1872.  

Mar 12 Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1872 samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80  

Apr 09 Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

Apr 12 Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795) died in the year 1872.  

Apr 20 Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Apr 27 Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

May 01 On this day in history amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies  

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

May 17 In the year 1872 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 In the year 1872 julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies  

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

Jun 04 In the year 1872 johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812)  

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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1872 judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59  

Aug 11 Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 19 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

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 In the year 1872 charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies  

Sep 22 Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 In the year 1872 birth of edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder  

Jan 06 In the year 1872 birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)  

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

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)  

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 in the year 1872.