Famous Deaths Happened In 1877

Jan 04 On this day in history cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1877 joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71  

Mar 04 Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 in the year 1877.  

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

Mar 28 In the year 1877 vincenzo Fioravanti, composer, dies at 77  

Mar 31 Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75 in the year 1877.  

Apr 07 On this day in history errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63  

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 In the year 1877 john Roberts, composer, dies at 54  

May 29 John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 in the year 1877.  

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 in the year 1877.  

Jun 07 Winand C H Staring, geologist (Bottom of Netherlands), dies at 68 in the year 1877.  

Jul 13 On this day in history wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65  

Aug 03 Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1877.  

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

Aug 12 On this day in history james Drummond, historical painter, dies  

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

Sep 02 Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician (b. 1793) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 17 On this day in history 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 Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809) died in the year 1877.  

Sep 30 On this day in history toohoolhoolzote, prophet of Nez Perce indians, dies in battle  

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 On this day in history antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68  

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Jan 02 Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1877 birth of gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera)  

Jan 07 Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) was born in the year 1877.  

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 On this day in history birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)