Famous Deaths Happened In 1875

Jan 03 Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 In the year 1875 joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55  

Jan 20 On this day in history death of jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814)  

Jan 23 Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Jan 25 Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1875 luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33  

Feb 19 On this day in history jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76  

Feb 22 In the year 1875 charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77  

Mar 01 In the year 1875 death of tristan Corbière, French poet (b. 1845)  

Mar 10 On this day in history louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84  

Mar 18 Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1875.  

Mar 27 On this day in history death of edgar Quinet, French historian (b. 1803)  

Mar 30 In the year 1875 marie Moke Pleyel, composer, dies at 63  

Apr 07 On this day in history georg Herwegh, writer, dies at 57  

Apr 11 On this day in history heinrich Schwabe, discoverer (11-year sunspot cycle), dies  

Apr 24 In the year 1875 jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58  

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 in the year 1875.  

May 17 John C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

May 20 Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 in the year 1875.  

May 23 On this day in history johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer, dies at 78  

Jun 02 On this day in history death of józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (b. 1806)  

Jun 03 On this day in history death of georges Bizet, French composer (b. 1838)  

Jun 04 In the year 1875 death of eduard Mörike, German poet (b. 1804)  

Jun 09 Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (b. 1795) died on this day in history.  

Jun 15 Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1875.  

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

Jun 29 In the year 1875 ferdinand I KLJM de Goedige, Emperor of Austria, dies at 82  

Jul 09 Francis Preston Blair Jr, famed St Louis lawyer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 In the year 1875 gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 23 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11 Reinhold Gliere, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 14 Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954) was born on this day in history.