Famous Deaths In 1872

Jan 07 On this day in history death of james Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834)  

Jan 21 On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81  

Feb 21 Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Mar 04 On this day in history death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)  

Mar 10 In the year 1872 giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66  

Mar 12 Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died in the year 1872.  

Mar 30 Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Apr 01 On this day in history death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)  

Apr 02 On this day in history samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80  

Apr 09 In the year 1872 death of erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794)  

Apr 12 Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795) died in the year 1872.  

Apr 20 On this day in history ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62  

Apr 27 Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70 in the year 1872.  

May 01 Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies on this day in history.  

May 15 Thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

May 17 On this day in history fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63  

May 19 Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 in the year 1872.  

May 24 In the year 1872 julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies  

Jun 03 Heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jun 04 On this day in history johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies  

Jun 16 Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) died on this day in history.  

Jun 28 On this day in history ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 18 Benito Juarez, Cuban justice/general (battle of Acapulco), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jul 26 On this day in history michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84  

Jul 28 In the year 1872 friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies  

Aug 02 Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 in the year 1872.  

Aug 11 Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 19 In the year 1872 eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63  

Sep 02 Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783) died on this day in history.  

Sep 07 In the year 1872 antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21  

Sep 13 Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Sep 14 Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Sep 18 Charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 22 In the year 1872 death of vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801)  

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Jan 04 In the year 1872 birth of edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder  

Jan 06 Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Paul Graener, composer was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 11 George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944)  

Jan 16 In the year 1872 birth of edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)  

Jan 16 In the year 1872 birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer  

Jan 18 Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born on this day in history.