Famous Deaths Happened In 1868

Jan 03 Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1868 william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51  

Jan 14 On this day in history heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66  

Jan 22 In the year 1868 moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 28 In the year 1868 death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62  

Feb 11 Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 29 On this day in history [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81  

Mar 02 On this day in history carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81  

Mar 04 On this day in history death of jesse Chisholm, American pioneer of the Chisholm Trail (b. 1805)  

Mar 28 In the year 1868 james Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70  

Apr 03 Franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Apr 07 D'Arcy McGee, Canadian journalist and Father of Confederation (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

Apr 13 Theodorus, [Kasa], emperor of Abyssinia, commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Apr 21 In the year 1868 death of henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh  

May 03 In the year 1868 olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68  

May 07 In the year 1868 death of henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)  

May 10 Henry Bennett, American politician (b. 1808) died on this day in history.  

May 17 Isami Kondo, Shinsengumi Commander (b. 1834) died in the year 1868.  

May 22 Julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies on this day in history.  

May 23 On this day in history death of kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809)  

May 26 Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution died on this day in history.  

May 29 In the year 1868 death of michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)  

Jun 01 On this day in history james Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77  

Jun 05 In the year 1868 anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73  

Jun 09 James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered died on this day in history.  

Jun 22 In the year 1868 death of heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (b. 1801)  

Jun 25 In the year 1868 death of carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist (b. 1811)  

Jul 06 In the year 1868 samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 10 Carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1868.  

Jul 15 In the year 1868 william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies  

Jul 16 Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1868.  

Jul 19 In the year 1868 death of soji Okita, Japanese samurai, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (b. 1842 or 1844)  

Jul 20 On this day in history antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)  

Jan 03 Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 06 In the year 1868 birth of vittorio Monti, composer  

Jan 07 In the year 1868 birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity  

Jan 09 S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939) was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)  

Jan 14 Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born in the year 1868.