Famous Deaths Happened In 1844

Jan 15 Joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jan 31 Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773) died in the year 1844.  

Feb 04 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 in the year 1844.  

Feb 15 In the year 1844 henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86  

Feb 16 Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792) died on this day in history.  

Feb 27 On this day in history nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85  

Feb 28 In the year 1844 abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton  

Feb 29 Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 Charles XIV John of Sweden (b. 1763) died on this day in history.  

Mar 21 In the year 1844 leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65  

Apr 04 In the year 1844 charles Bulfinch, 1st US pro architect (Mass State House), dies at 80  

Apr 08 Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1844.  

Apr 22 Henri-Montan Berton, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

May 08 In the year 1844 charles XIV Johan, [Jean B Bernadotte], King of Sweden/Norway, dies  

May 18 On this day in history death of richard McCarty, American politician (b. 1780)  

May 21 On this day in history guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68  

May 24 On this day in history william Crockford, clubman/gambler, dies  

Jun 03 In the year 1844 louis-Antoine, the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme, dies  

Jun 15 In the year 1844 thomas Campbell, poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66  

Jun 19 In the year 1844 death of Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist (b. 1772)  

Jun 27 Hyrum Smith, founder/leader (Mormon Church), shot by mob in Carthage Ill died on this day in history.  

Jul 11 Evgeny Baratynsky, Russian poet (b. 1800) died on this day in history.  

Jul 12 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher, dies at 63 in the year 1844.  

Jul 13 On this day in history johann Gansbacher, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 15 In the year 1844 death of claude Charles Fauriel, French historian (b. 1772)  

Jul 19 Heinrich Domnich, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jul 23 On this day in history christian Gobrecht, 4th US chief engraver (1840-44), dies in office  

Jul 27 John Dalton, Engl physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jul 28 In the year 1844 death of joseph Bonaparte, older brother of Napoleon I and King of Naples and Spain (b. 1768)  

Jul 29 In the year 1844 franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53  

Aug 04 Jakob Aall, Norwegian journalist and statesman (b. 1773) died on this day in history.  

Aug 11 In the year 1844 jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63  

Aug 14 On this day in history henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies  

Aug 29 In the year 1844 death of edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (b. 1762)  

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Jan 04 In the year 1844 birth of thomas H Rollinson, composer  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary  

Jan 14 Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919)  

Jan 20 Johan Peter Selmer, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 25 Frederick E Kitziger, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30 Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen) was born in the year 1844.