Famous Deaths In 1854

Jan 08 William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768) died on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 On this day in history juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies  

Feb 04 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Mar 06 In the year 1854 caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80  

Mar 11 In the year 1854 death of willard Richards, American religious leader (b. 1804)  

Apr 06 William Strickland, US architect, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Karl Adolph von Basedow, German DR (Ziekte van Basedow), dies at 55 in the year 1854.  

Apr 15 On this day in history death of arthur Aikin, English chemist, mineralogist, and writer (b. 1773)  

Apr 17 Gottlob Wiedebein, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1854.  

Apr 18 Joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Robert Jameson, Scottish naturalist (b. 1774) died on this day in history.  

Apr 22 Nicolás Bravo, Mexican politician and soldier (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Apr 29 Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (b. 1768) died on this day in history.  

May 03 William Beale, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

May 31 On this day in history vatroslav Lisinski, composer, dies at 34  

Jun 07 On this day in history death of charles Baudin, French admiral (b. 1792)  

Jul 04 Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 06 Georg Ohm, German physicist (b. 1789) died in the year 1854.  

Jul 15 Wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1854.  

Jul 18 On this day in history abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41  

Aug 09 On this day in history frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57  

Aug 11 Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (b. 1798) died in the year 1854.  

Aug 16 In the year 1854 duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies  

Aug 20 On this day in history friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79  

Oct 22 J Gotthelf, writer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Oct 28 James P Carrell, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1854.  

Nov 05 On this day in history ... Soimonov, Russian general, dies in battle of Inkermann  

Nov 19 In the year 1854 alberich Zwyssig, composer, dies at 46  

Nov 25 John G Lockhart, [scorpion], English biographer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Nov 26 On this day in history matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies  

Dec 09 On this day in history death of almeida Garrett, Portuguese writer (b. 1799)  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)  

Jan 06 In the year 1854 birth of sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle)  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921)  

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of peter Gast, composer  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone)  

Jan 29 Willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian was born in the year 1854.  

Feb 09 In the year 1854 birth of aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician  

Feb 09 In the year 1854 birth of edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party)