Famous Deaths Happened In 1877

Jan 04 Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 in the year 1877.  

Jan 09 Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 On this day in history death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)  

Feb 01 Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1877.  

Mar 04 On this day in history hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42  

Mar 09 In the year 1877 mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58  

Mar 12 Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1877.  

Mar 24 On this day in history walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51  

Mar 28 Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1877.  

Mar 31 On this day in history antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75  

Apr 07 On this day in history errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63  

Apr 22 On this day in history death of james P. Kirkwood, American civil engineer (b. 1807)  

May 06 Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (b. 1804) died on this day in history.  

May 14 In the year 1877 john Roberts, composer, dies at 54  

May 29 On this day in history john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63  

Jun 03 On this day in history death of frank Pocock, British explorer, drowned in the Congo  

Jun 06 Prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca & chief Standing Bear, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 07 Winand C H Staring, geologist (Bottom of Netherlands), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jul 13 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Aug 03 On this day in history karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75  

Aug 05 Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (b. 1799) died in the year 1877.  

Aug 12 James Drummond, historical painter, dies in the year 1877.  

Aug 29 Brigham Young, 2nd president of Mormon Church, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 02 In the year 1877 death of constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician (b. 1793)  

Sep 03 Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Rep (1871-77), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 05 Crazy Horse, [Tashunka Witko], last great Sioux war chief, dies at 27 in the year 1877.  

Sep 12 In the year 1877 julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64  

Sep 17 In the year 1877 william Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77  

Sep 23 Urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies in the year 1877.  

Sep 26 On this day in history death of hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)  

Sep 30 In the year 1877 toohoolhoolzote, prophet of Nez Perce indians, dies in battle  

Oct 03 James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (b. 1814) died in the year 1877.  

Oct 14 On this day in history antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68  

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Jan 02 Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 07 In the year 1877 birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)  

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)  

Jan 12 Frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)  

Jan 17 Hans Jelmoli, composer was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 17 May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born in the year 1877.