Famous Deaths In 1856

Jan 05 In the year 1856 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67  

Jan 11 Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] on this day in history.  

Jan 12 On this day in history death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)  

Jan 16 Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died in the year 1856.  

Jan 17 On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41  

Jan 24 On this day in history death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)  

Feb 08 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.  

Mar 11 James Beatty, Irish railway engineer (b. 1820) died in the year 1856.  

Mar 28 On this day in history pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 11 Juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831) died in the year 1856.  

May 03 Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 in the year 1856.  

May 06 William Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies in the year 1856.  

May 12 Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786) died in the year 1856.  

Jun 11 On this day in history friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76  

Jun 15 David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 in the year 1856.  

Jun 23 Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806) died on this day in history.  

Jul 04 On this day in history istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64  

Jul 09 Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776) died in the year 1856.  

Jul 15 On this day in history margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81  

Jul 29 On this day in history robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46  

Aug 04 Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Aug 05 In the year 1856 rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61  

Aug 14 William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 20 On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80  

Aug 21 In the year 1856 peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64  

Aug 29 On this day in history death of mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778)  

Aug 30 Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

Sep 24 Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 10 Michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1856.  

Oct 19 In the year 1856 death of william Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. 1799)  

Oct 29 Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Nov 04 Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

Nov 17 In the year 1856 william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77  

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Jan 06 In the year 1856 birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer  

Jan 09 Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 09 In the year 1856 birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)  

Jan 09 Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer  

Jan 12 In the year 1856 birth of john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)  

Jan 14 J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 18 Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born in the year 1856.