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] in the year 1856.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24 Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.  

Feb 08 In the year 1856 death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)  

Feb 17 In the year 1856 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris  

Mar 11 In the year 1856 death of james Beatty, Irish railway engineer (b. 1820)  

Mar 28 Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1856.  

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

May 03 On this day in history adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27  

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

May 12 In the year 1856 death of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 23 Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806) died in the year 1856.  

Jul 04 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 in the year 1856.  

Jul 09 On this day in history death of amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776)  

Jul 15 In the year 1856 margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81  

Jul 29 Robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46 in the year 1856.  

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

Aug 05 Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 20 In the year 1856 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80  

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

Aug 29 In the year 1856 death of mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778)  

Aug 30 Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811) died in the year 1856.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 29 On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68  

Nov 04 On this day in history death of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797)  

Nov 17 William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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Jan 06 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer  

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

Jan 09 On this day in history 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 John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 14 J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

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