Famous Deaths In 1875

Jan 03 On this day in history baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68  

Jan 18 Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1875.  

Jan 20 In the year 1875 death of jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814)  

Jan 23 Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 in the year 1875.  

Jan 25 Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1875.  

Feb 01 William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Feb 03 On this day in history everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66  

Feb 17 On this day in history luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33  

Feb 19 Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 22 Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 in the year 1875.  

Mar 01 On this day in history death of tristan Corbière, French poet (b. 1845)  

Mar 10 Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1875.  

Mar 18 On this day in history ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43  

Mar 27 Edgar Quinet, French historian (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Mar 30 On this day in history marie Moke Pleyel, composer, dies at 63  

Apr 07 In the year 1875 georg Herwegh, writer, dies at 57  

Apr 11 In the year 1875 heinrich Schwabe, discoverer (11-year sunspot cycle), dies  

Apr 24 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Apr 30 Jean Frederic Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766) died on this day in history.  

May 05 Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

May 17 In the year 1875 death of john C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States (b. 1821)  

May 20 Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

May 23 In the year 1875 johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer, dies at 78  

Jun 02 Józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (b. 1806) died in the year 1875.  

Jun 03 Georges Bizet, French composer (b. 1838) died on this day in history.  

Jun 04 Eduard Mörike, German poet (b. 1804) died in the year 1875.  

Jun 09 On this day in history death of gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (b. 1795)  

Jun 15 On this day in history johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72  

Jun 25 On this day in history death of antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (b. 1796)  

Jun 29 Ferdinand I KLJM de Goedige, Emperor of Austria, dies at 82 in the year 1875.  

Jul 09 In the year 1875 francis Preston Blair Jr, famed St Louis lawyer, dies at 54  

Jul 17 Gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jul 23 In the year 1875 isaac Merritt Singer, inventor (sewing machine), dies at 63  

Jul 30 George Pickett, American Confederate general (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Charles Rist, French economist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 N F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98) was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 07 In the year 1875 birth of thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904)  

Jan 07 Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945) was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 09 Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942) was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of reinhold Gliere, composer  

Jan 12 Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954) was born in the year 1875.