Famous Deaths Happened In 1855

Jan 06 Giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779) died in the year 1855.  

Jan 10 On this day in history mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67  

Jan 25 On this day in history dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83  

Jan 26 In the year 1855 death of gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808)  

Feb 06 Josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791) died on this day in history.  

Feb 20 Joseph Hume, social reformer, dies in the year 1855.  

Feb 23 In the year 1855 carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies  

Mar 02 In the year 1855 nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55), dies at 58  

Mar 08 In the year 1855 death of william Poole, Infamous member of New York City's Bowery Boys gang (b. 1821)  

Mar 17 Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1855.  

Mar 20 Joseph Aspdin, English mason and inventor (b. 1788) died in the year 1855.  

Mar 29 Henri Druey, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

Mar 31 In the year 1855 charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38  

Apr 13 Henry De la Beche, English geologist (b. 1796) died on this day in history.  

Apr 18 Jean-Baptiste Isabey, painter, dies in the year 1855.  

Apr 24 Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Apr 30 Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor, dies at 68 in the year 1855.  

May 04 In the year 1855 camille Pleyel, Austria piano builder/composer, dies at 66  

May 05 In the year 1855 death of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786)  

May 15 In the year 1855 jan Mazereeuw, Frisian farmer/sect leader, dies at 75  

May 23 Charles Robert Malden, English explorer (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

May 27 In the year 1855 nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies  

Jun 16 John Gorrie, American physician (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Jun 28 In the year 1855 giovanni Agostino Perotti, composer, dies at 86  

Jun 29 In the year 1855 death of john Gorrie, American scientist (b. 1802)  

Jul 07 In the year 1855 death of konstantin Batyushkov, Russian poet (b. 1787)  

Jul 08 Sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790) died in the year 1855.  

Jul 09 Lord Raglan Commander of the British forces during the Crimean War died in the year 1855.  

Aug 07 Mariano Arista, President of Mexico (b. 1802) died in the year 1855.  

Aug 16 Henry Colburn, British publisher (b. ?) died in the year 1855.  

Aug 27 Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Sep 24 Alexandre Stievenard, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1855.  

Oct 06 On this day in history august L Crelle, inventor/mathematician (Rechentafeln), dies at 75  

Oct 13 On this day in history gottfried Rieger, composer, dies at 91  

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Jan 03 In the year 1855 birth of hubert Bland, English socialist (d. 1914)  

Jan 05 King Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Peter J Blok, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People) was born in the year 1855.  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of jacques Damala, Greek military officer and actor (d. 1889)  

Jan 20 Amedee-Ernest Chausson, composer was born in the year 1855.  

Jan 21 John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born in the year 1855.  

Jan 22 Ernst Kullak, composer was born in the year 1855.  

Jan 23 John Moses Browning, American inventor (d. 1926) was born in the year 1855.