Famous Deaths In 1872

Jan 07 James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died in the year 1872.  

Jan 21 Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82  

Mar 04 Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died in the year 1872.  

Mar 10 On this day in history 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 In the year 1872 nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 01 Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died in the year 1872.  

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

Apr 09 Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794) died in the year 1872.  

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

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

Apr 27 In the year 1872 ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70  

May 01 In the year 1872 amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies  

May 15 In the year 1872 thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87  

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 On this day in history julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies  

Jun 03 On this day in history heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53  

Jun 04 Johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812)  

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 Michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1872.  

Jul 28 Friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies in the year 1872.  

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 On this day in history eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63  

Sep 02 In the year 1872 death of nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783)  

Sep 07 Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 in the year 1872.  

Sep 13 Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68 in the year 1872.  

Sep 14 In the year 1872 yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48  

Sep 18 In the year 1872 charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies  

Sep 22 On this day in history death of vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801)  

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Jan 04 Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 In the year 1872 birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)  

Jan 11 In the year 1872 birth of paul Graener, composer  

Jan 11 George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944) was born in the year 1872.  

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

Jan 16 Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 18 In the year 1872 birth of paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami)