Famous Deaths Happened In 1877

Jan 04 Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) died in the year 1877.  

Jan 11 Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died in the year 1877.  

Feb 01 Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Mar 09 Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 In the year 1877 crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52  

Mar 24 On this day in history walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51  

Mar 28 Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1877.  

Mar 31 On this day in history antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75  

Apr 07 Errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1877.  

Apr 22 James P. Kirkwood, American civil engineer (b. 1807) died on this day in history.  

May 06 In the year 1877 death of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (b. 1804)  

May 14 On this day in history john Roberts, composer, dies at 54  

May 29 On this day in history john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63  

Jun 03 Frank Pocock, British explorer, drowned in the Congo died on this day in history.  

Jun 06 Prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca & chief Standing Bear, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 07 In the year 1877 winand C H Staring, geologist (Bottom of Netherlands), dies at 68  

Jul 13 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65 in the year 1877.  

Aug 03 On this day in history karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75  

Aug 05 In the year 1877 death of gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (b. 1799)  

Aug 12 James Drummond, historical painter, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 29 Brigham Young, 2nd president of Mormon Church, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 02 In the year 1877 death of constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician (b. 1793)  

Sep 03 Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Rep (1871-77), dies at 80 in the year 1877.  

Sep 05 Crazy Horse, [Tashunka Witko], last great Sioux war chief, dies at 27 in the year 1877.  

Sep 12 Julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 17 William Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77 in the year 1877.  

Sep 23 Urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 26 In the year 1877 death of hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)  

Sep 30 Toohoolhoolzote, prophet of Nez Perce indians, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Oct 03 In the year 1877 death of james Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (b. 1814)  

Oct 14 In the year 1877 antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68  

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Jan 02 Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 04 Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1877 birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)  

Jan 10 Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Hans Jelmoli, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born in the year 1877.