Famous Deaths In 1877

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

Jan 09 On this day in history death of alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799)  

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 Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1877.  

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

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

Mar 12 Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1877.  

Mar 24 Walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51 in the year 1877.  

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 in the year 1877.  

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 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 In the year 1877 death of frank Pocock, British explorer, drowned in the Congo  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 05 Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (b. 1799) died in the year 1877.  

Aug 12 James Drummond, historical painter, dies in the year 1877.  

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 in the year 1877.  

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

Sep 05 In the year 1877 crazy Horse, [Tashunka Witko], last great Sioux war chief, dies at 27  

Sep 12 Julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1877.  

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

Sep 23 In the year 1877 urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies  

Sep 26 On this day in history death of hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)  

Sep 30 Toohoolhoolzote, prophet of Nez Perce indians, dies in battle in the year 1877.  

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

Oct 14 Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1877 birth of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)  

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

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)  

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

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)  

Jan 15 Lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 17 In the year 1877 birth of hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)