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 in the year 1877.  

Jan 24 In the year 1877 death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)  

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

Mar 04 In the year 1877 hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42  

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

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

Mar 24 Walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 31 Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Apr 07 Errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 22 On this day in history death of james P. Kirkwood, American civil engineer (b. 1807)  

May 06 On this day in history death of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (b. 1804)  

May 14 John Roberts, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

May 29 John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jun 03 Frank Pocock, British explorer, drowned in the Congo died in the year 1877.  

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 Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 29 Brigham Young, 2nd president of Mormon Church, dies in the year 1877.  

Sep 02 Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician (b. 1793) died in the year 1877.  

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

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

Sep 12 In the year 1877 julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64  

Sep 17 In the year 1877 william Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77  

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 On this day in history toohoolhoolzote, prophet of Nez Perce indians, dies in battle  

Oct 03 James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (b. 1814) died on this day in history.  

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 Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 12 Frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 15 In the year 1877 birth of lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 17 In the year 1877 birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)