Famous Deaths Happened In 1877

Jan 04 Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history death of alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799)  

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

Jan 24 In the year 1877 death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)  

Feb 01 Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 09 Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 In the year 1877 crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52  

Mar 24 Walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Mar 28 In the year 1877 vincenzo Fioravanti, composer, dies at 77  

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

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 In the year 1877 death of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (b. 1804)  

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

May 29 John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 in the year 1877.  

Jun 03 Frank Pocock, British explorer, drowned in the Congo died in the year 1877.  

Jun 06 On this day in history prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca & chief Standing Bear, dies  

Jun 07 On this day in history winand C H Staring, geologist (Bottom of Netherlands), dies at 68  

Jul 13 In the year 1877 wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65  

Aug 03 Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1877.  

Aug 05 In the year 1877 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 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 26 Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809) died in the year 1877.  

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

Oct 03 On this day in history death of james Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (b. 1814)  

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

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)  

Jan 04 Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15 Lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 In the year 1877 birth of hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 17 May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.