Famous Deaths In 1868

Jan 03 Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66 in the year 1868.  

Jan 22 On this day in history moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 28 Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died on this day in history.  

Feb 11 Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 29 On this day in history [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81  

Mar 02 Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Mar 04 In the year 1868 death of jesse Chisholm, American pioneer of the Chisholm Trail (b. 1805)  

Mar 28 James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 In the year 1868 franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71  

Apr 07 On this day in history death of d'Arcy McGee, Canadian journalist and Father of Confederation (b. 1825)  

Apr 13 In the year 1868 death of theodorus, [Kasa], emperor of Abyssinia, commits suicide  

Apr 21 On this day in history death of henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh  

May 03 Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

May 07 Henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778) died on this day in history.  

May 10 In the year 1868 death of henry Bennett, American politician (b. 1808)  

May 17 Isami Kondo, Shinsengumi Commander (b. 1834) died on this day in history.  

May 22 Julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies in the year 1868.  

May 23 Kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809) died on this day in history.  

May 26 In the year 1868 death of michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution  

May 29 Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) died in the year 1868.  

Jun 01 James Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77 in the year 1868.  

Jun 05 In the year 1868 anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73  

Jun 09 James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered  

Jun 22 Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

Jun 25 On this day in history death of carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist (b. 1811)  

Jul 06 Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jul 10 On this day in history carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 15 William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies in the year 1868.  

Jul 16 In the year 1868 louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87  

Jul 19 In the year 1868 death of soji Okita, Japanese samurai, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (b. 1842 or 1844)  

Jul 20 Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian  

Jan 06 Vittorio Monti, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 08 In the year 1868 birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity  

Jan 09 S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)  

Jan 14 Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born on this day in history.