Famous Deaths In 1877

Jan 04 On this day in history cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82  

Jan 09 Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) died in the year 1877.  

Jan 11 Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1877.  

Jan 24 Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died in the year 1877.  

Feb 01 Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1877.  

Mar 04 On this day in history hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42  

Mar 09 Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58 in the year 1877.  

Mar 12 On this day in history crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52  

Mar 24 On this day in history walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51  

Mar 28 Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1877.  

Mar 31 In the year 1877 antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75  

Apr 07 In the year 1877 errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63  

Apr 22 In the year 1877 death of james P. Kirkwood, American civil engineer (b. 1807)  

May 06 Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (b. 1804) died on this day in history.  

May 14 John Roberts, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1877.  

May 29 In the year 1877 john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63  

Jun 03 Frank Pocock, British explorer, drowned in the Congo died in the year 1877.  

Jun 06 On this day in history prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca & chief Standing Bear, dies  

Jun 07 Winand C H Staring, geologist (Bottom of Netherlands), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jul 13 On this day in history wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65  

Aug 03 Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Aug 05 In the year 1877 death of gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (b. 1799)  

Aug 12 In the year 1877 james Drummond, historical painter, dies  

Aug 29 Brigham Young, 2nd president of Mormon Church, dies in the year 1877.  

Sep 02 On this day in history death of constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician (b. 1793)  

Sep 03 On this day in history adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Rep (1871-77), dies at 80  

Sep 05 Crazy Horse, [Tashunka Witko], last great Sioux war chief, dies at 27 on this day in history.  

Sep 12 On this day in history julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64  

Sep 17 On this day in history william Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77  

Sep 23 Urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 26 On this day in history death of hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)  

Sep 30 Toohoolhoolzote, prophet of Nez Perce indians, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Oct 03 In the year 1877 death of james Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (b. 1814)  

Oct 14 On this day in history antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68  

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Jan 02 Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera)  

Jan 07 Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)  

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 17 May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born in the year 1877.