Famous Deaths In 1872

Jan 07 James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died in the year 1872.  

Jan 21 On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81  

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

Mar 04 On this day in history death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)  

Mar 10 On this day in history giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66  

Mar 12 Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died in the year 1872.  

Mar 30 Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1872.  

Apr 01 On this day in history death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)  

Apr 02 Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80 in the year 1872.  

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

Apr 12 On this day in history death of nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795)  

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 Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies on this day in history.  

May 15 On this day in history thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87  

May 17 Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

May 19 Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

May 24 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 03 Heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jun 04 Johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1872.  

Jul 26 In the year 1872 michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84  

Jul 28 On this day in history friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies  

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 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Sep 02 In the year 1872 death of nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783)  

Sep 07 On this day in history antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21  

Sep 13 In the year 1872 ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68  

Sep 14 Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1872.  

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

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

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Jan 04 In the year 1872 birth of edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of paul Graener, composer  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944)  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer  

Jan 18 Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born on this day in history.