Famous Deaths Happened In 1856

Jan 05 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 in the year 1856.  

Jan 11 On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]  

Jan 12 Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died in the year 1856.  

Jan 16 Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17 On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41  

Jan 24 Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.  

Mar 11 James Beatty, Irish railway engineer (b. 1820) died in the year 1856.  

Mar 28 In the year 1856 pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 11 On this day in history death of juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831)  

May 03 In the year 1856 adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27  

May 06 In the year 1856 william Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies  

May 12 In the year 1856 death of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786)  

Jun 11 Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jun 15 David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jun 23 Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806) died on this day in history.  

Jul 04 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776) died on this day in history.  

Jul 15 On this day in history margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81  

Jul 29 Robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Aug 04 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59  

Aug 05 Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Aug 14 William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies in the year 1856.  

Aug 20 On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80  

Aug 21 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1856.  

Aug 29 In the year 1856 death of mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778)  

Aug 30 Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

Sep 24 In the year 1856 henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies  

Oct 10 Michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Oct 19 On this day in history death of william Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. 1799)  

Oct 29 On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68  

Nov 04 In the year 1856 death of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797)  

Nov 17 In the year 1856 william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77  

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Jan 06 Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 09 Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 11 Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 12 In the year 1856 birth of john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)  

Jan 14 In the year 1856 birth of j. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)  

Jan 18 Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born on this day in history.