Famous Deaths Happened In 1854

Jan 08 William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768) died on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77  

Jan 18 Juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies in the year 1854.  

Feb 04 On this day in history carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66  

Feb 17 Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Mar 06 Caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80 in the year 1854.  

Mar 11 Willard Richards, American religious leader (b. 1804) died in the year 1854.  

Apr 06 On this day in history william Strickland, US architect, dies  

Apr 11 In the year 1854 karl Adolph von Basedow, German DR (Ziekte van Basedow), dies at 55  

Apr 15 In the year 1854 death of arthur Aikin, English chemist, mineralogist, and writer (b. 1773)  

Apr 17 In the year 1854 gottlob Wiedebein, composer, dies at 74  

Apr 18 Joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1854.  

Apr 19 In the year 1854 death of robert Jameson, Scottish naturalist (b. 1774)  

Apr 22 On this day in history death of nicolás Bravo, Mexican politician and soldier (b. 1786)  

Apr 29 Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (b. 1768) died on this day in history.  

May 03 William Beale, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

May 31 On this day in history vatroslav Lisinski, composer, dies at 34  

Jun 07 On this day in history death of charles Baudin, French admiral (b. 1792)  

Jul 04 In the year 1854 karl F Eichhorn, German law historian, dies at 72  

Jul 06 On this day in history death of georg Ohm, German physicist (b. 1789)  

Jul 15 On this day in history wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39  

Jul 18 Abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41 on this day in history.  

Aug 09 Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Aug 11 In the year 1854 death of macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (b. 1798)  

Aug 16 Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 20 Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Oct 22 J Gotthelf, writer, dies at 57 in the year 1854.  

Oct 28 On this day in history james P Carrell, composer, dies at 67  

Nov 05 In the year 1854 ... Soimonov, Russian general, dies in battle of Inkermann  

Nov 19 In the year 1854 alberich Zwyssig, composer, dies at 46  

Nov 25 John G Lockhart, [scorpion], English biographer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Nov 26 Matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies on this day in history.  

Dec 09 Almeida Garrett, Portuguese writer (b. 1799) died in the year 1854.  

Jan 01 In the year 1854 birth of james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)  

Jan 06 In the year 1854 birth of sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle)  

Jan 09 Jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921) was born in the year 1854.  

Jan 10 Peter Gast, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone)  

Jan 29 In the year 1854 birth of willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party)