Famous Deaths Happened In 1875

Jan 03 Baldassare galuppi: Italian composer (opera's buff),  

Jan 18 Joseph philbrick webster: Composer,  

Jan 20 Jean-françois millet: French painter (b. 1814)  

Jan 23 Charles kingsley: English vicar/writer (westward ho!),  

Jan 25 Leopold jansa: Composer,  

Feb 01 William sterndale bennett: Composer,  

Feb 03 Everhardus j potgieter: Writer (liedekens van bontekoe),  

Feb 17 Luis nf varela: Brazilian romantic poet,  

Feb 19 Jean b vuillaume: French violin maker (octobas),  

Feb 22 Charles lyell: British geologist (elements of geology),  

Mar 01 Tristan corbière: French poet (b. 1845)  

Mar 10 Louis joseph daussoigne-mehul: Composer,  

Mar 18 Ferdinand laub: Composer,  

Mar 27 Edgar quinet: French historian (b. 1803)  

Mar 30 Marie moke pleyel: Composer,  

Apr 07 Georg herwegh: Writer,  

Apr 11 Heinrich schwabe: Discoverer (11-year sunspot cycle),  

Apr 24 Jose maria de la purificacion ventura: Composer,  

Apr 30 Jean frederic waldeck: French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)  

May 05 Jan a c a van nispen tot sevenaer: Dutch mp (1848-75),  

May 17 John c. breckinridge: Vice president of the united states (b. 1821)  

May 20 Amalia: Wife of king otto of greece,  

May 23 Johann wilhelm mangold: Composer,  

Jun 02 Józef kremer: Polish messianistic philosopher (b. 1806)  

Jun 03 Georges bizet: French composer (b. 1838)  

Jun 04 Eduard mörike: German poet (b. 1804)  

Jun 09 Gérard paul deshayes: French geologist (b. 1795)  

Jun 15 Johan peter cronhamm: Composer,  

Jun 25 Antoine-louis barye: French sculptor (b. 1796)  

Jun 29 Ferdinand i kljm de goedige: Emperor of austria,  

Jul 09 Francis preston blair jr: Famed st louis lawyer,  

Jul 17 Gabor matray: Composer,  

Jul 23 Isaac merritt singer: Inventor (sewing machine),  

Jul 30 George pickett: American confederate general (b. 1825)  

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Jan 01 Charles rist: French economist  

Jan 01 N f druce: Cricketer (5 tests for england v australia 1897-98)  

Jan 07 Thomas hicks: English/us marathon runner: (olympic-gold-1904)  

Jan 07 Gustav flatow: German gymnast  

Jan 09 Gertrude vanderbilt whitney: American socialite  

Jan 11 Reinhold gliere: Composer  

Jan 12 Marika stiernstedt: Swedish author (ulla bella)  

Jan 14 Albert schweitzer: Doctor/humanitarian/organist (nobel 1954)