Famous Deaths Happened In 1875

Jan 03 Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1875.  

Jan 20 Jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814) died on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Jan 25 Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1875 william Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58  

Feb 03 Everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Feb 17 On this day in history luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33  

Feb 19 Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 22 In the year 1875 charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77  

Mar 01 In the year 1875 death of tristan Corbière, French poet (b. 1845)  

Mar 10 On this day in history louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84  

Mar 18 Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1875.  

Mar 27 In the year 1875 death of edgar Quinet, French historian (b. 1803)  

Mar 30 Marie Moke Pleyel, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 07 On this day in history georg Herwegh, writer, dies at 57  

Apr 11 Heinrich Schwabe, discoverer (11-year sunspot cycle), dies in the year 1875.  

Apr 24 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Apr 30 Jean Frederic Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766) died on this day in history.  

May 05 Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

May 17 On this day in history death of john C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States (b. 1821)  

May 20 Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 in the year 1875.  

May 23 On this day in history johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer, dies at 78  

Jun 02 In the year 1875 death of józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (b. 1806)  

Jun 03 Georges Bizet, French composer (b. 1838) died in the year 1875.  

Jun 04 Eduard Mörike, German poet (b. 1804) died in the year 1875.  

Jun 09 On this day in history death of gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (b. 1795)  

Jun 15 Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1875.  

Jun 25 Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (b. 1796) died in the year 1875.  

Jun 29 On this day in history ferdinand I KLJM de Goedige, Emperor of Austria, dies at 82  

Jul 09 Francis Preston Blair Jr, famed St Louis lawyer, dies at 54 in the year 1875.  

Jul 17 Gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1875.  

Jul 23 Isaac Merritt Singer, inventor (sewing machine), dies at 63 in the year 1875.  

Jul 30 On this day in history death of george Pickett, American Confederate general (b. 1825)  

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Jan 01 Charles Rist, French economist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 N F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98) was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 07 Thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 In the year 1875 birth of gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942)  

Jan 11 Reinhold Gliere, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954)