Famous Deaths Happened In 1872

Jan 07 James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died on this day in history.  

Jan 21 Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82  

Mar 04 Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10 In the year 1872 giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66  

Mar 12 On this day in history death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)  

Mar 30 On this day in history nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 01 Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died in the year 1872.  

Apr 02 On this day in history samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80  

Apr 09 Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

Apr 12 Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795) died on this day in history.  

Apr 20 On this day in history ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62  

Apr 27 On this day in history ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70  

May 01 On this day in history amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies  

May 15 Thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

May 17 Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1872.  

May 19 On this day in history johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44  

May 24 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies in the year 1872.  

Jun 03 Heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1872.  

Jun 04 Johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies in the year 1872.  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812)  

Jun 28 Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jul 18 Benito Juarez, Cuban justice/general (battle of Acapulco), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jul 26 Michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jul 28 Friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies in the year 1872.  

Aug 02 On this day in history judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59  

Aug 11 Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 in the year 1872.  

Aug 19 In the year 1872 eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63  

Sep 02 On this day in history death of nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783)  

Sep 07 Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 in the year 1872.  

Sep 13 Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68 in the year 1872.  

Sep 14 In the year 1872 yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48  

Sep 18 Charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies in the year 1872.  

Sep 22 Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Paul Graener, composer was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 11 George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 16 Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born in the year 1872.