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 in the year 1872.  

Feb 21 Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died in the year 1872.  

Mar 10 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 in the year 1872.  

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

Apr 02 In the year 1872 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 Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70 in the year 1872.  

May 01 Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1872.  

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

Jun 03 On this day in history heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53  

Jun 04 On this day in history johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies  

Jun 16 Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) died in the year 1872.  

Jun 28 On this day in history ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66  

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 in the year 1872.  

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

Aug 02 Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 19 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1872.  

Sep 02 Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783) died in the year 1872.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 14 Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 22 On this day in history death of vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801)  

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Jan 04 On this day in history birth of edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder  

Jan 06 Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born in the year 1872.  

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

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

Jan 16 In the year 1872 birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer  

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