Famous Deaths In 1875

Jan 03 Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68 in the year 1875.  

Jan 18 Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1875.  

Jan 20 Jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814) died in the year 1875.  

Jan 23 Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 in the year 1875.  

Jan 25 Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1875 william Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58  

Feb 03 On this day in history everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66  

Feb 17 Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 in the year 1875.  

Feb 19 In the year 1875 jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76  

Feb 22 In the year 1875 charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77  

Mar 01 Tristan Corbière, French poet (b. 1845) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10 Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Mar 18 Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Edgar Quinet, French historian (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Mar 30 In the year 1875 marie Moke Pleyel, composer, dies at 63  

Apr 07 Georg Herwegh, writer, dies at 57 in the year 1875.  

Apr 11 In the year 1875 heinrich Schwabe, discoverer (11-year sunspot cycle), dies  

Apr 24 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Apr 30 On this day in history death of jean Frederic Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)  

May 05 In the year 1875 jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71  

May 17 On this day in history death of john C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States (b. 1821)  

May 20 Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

May 23 In the year 1875 johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer, dies at 78  

Jun 02 On this day in history death of józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (b. 1806)  

Jun 03 Georges Bizet, French composer (b. 1838) died on this day in history.  

Jun 04 Eduard Mörike, German poet (b. 1804) died on this day in history.  

Jun 09 On this day in history death of gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (b. 1795)  

Jun 15 Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jun 25 Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (b. 1796) died on this day in history.  

Jun 29 Ferdinand I KLJM de Goedige, Emperor of Austria, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 On this day in history francis Preston Blair Jr, famed St Louis lawyer, dies at 54  

Jul 17 Gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1875.  

Jul 23 In the year 1875 isaac Merritt Singer, inventor (sewing machine), dies at 63  

Jul 30 George Pickett, American Confederate general (b. 1825) died in the year 1875.  

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Jan 01 Charles Rist, French economist was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 01 N F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904)  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945)  

Jan 09 Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Reinhold Gliere, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 14 Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954) was born on this day in history.