Famous Deaths In 1877

Jan 04 On this day in history cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82

Jan 09 In the year 1877 death of alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799)

Jan 11 Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1877.

Jan 24 Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died on this day in history.

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Mar 31 Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75 in the year 1877.

Apr 07 Errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1877.

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 John Roberts, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1877.

May 29 John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1877.

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 in the year 1877.

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

Aug 05 On this day in history death of gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (b. 1799)

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

Aug 29 Brigham Young, 2nd president of Mormon Church, dies in the year 1877.

Sep 02 Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician (b. 1793) died on this day in history.

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

Sep 05 On this day in history crazy Horse, [Tashunka Witko], last great Sioux war chief, dies at 27

Sep 12 Julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

Sep 17 William Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77 in the year 1877.

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Oct 14 In the year 1877 antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68

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Jan 02 In the year 1877 birth of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)

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

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)

Jan 10 In the year 1877 birth of frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)

Jan 15 In the year 1877 birth of lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of hans Jelmoli, composer

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