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 On this day in history heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66  

Jan 22 In the year 1868 moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 28 In the year 1868 death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62  

Feb 11 In the year 1868 leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies  

Feb 29 [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 in the year 1868.  

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

Mar 04 Jesse Chisholm, American pioneer of the Chisholm Trail (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

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 Theodorus, [Kasa], emperor of Abyssinia, commits suicide died in the year 1868.  

Apr 21 Henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh died in the year 1868.  

May 03 On this day in history olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68  

May 07 On this day in history death of henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)  

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 On this day in history julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies  

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

May 26 On this day in history death of michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution  

May 29 Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) died on this day in history.  

Jun 01 On this day in history james Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77  

Jun 05 On this day in history 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 On this day in history samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 10 Carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1868.  

Jul 15 William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 16 On this day in history louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87  

Jul 19 Soji Okita, Japanese samurai, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (b. 1842 or 1844) died in the year 1868.  

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

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Jan 01 In the year 1868 birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)  

Jan 03 Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of vittorio Monti, composer  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist  

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

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of s. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939)  

Jan 11 Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)