Famous Deaths In 1872

Jan 07 James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died on this day in history.  

Jan 21 Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 In the year 1872 pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82  

Mar 04 In the year 1872 death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)  

Mar 10 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 in the year 1872.  

Mar 12 Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

Mar 30 Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Apr 01 In the year 1872 death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)  

Apr 02 Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Apr 09 Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794) died in the year 1872.  

Apr 12 On this day in history death of nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795)  

Apr 20 Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62 in the year 1872.  

Apr 27 Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

May 01 Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies in the year 1872.  

May 15 Thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

May 17 On this day in history fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63  

May 19 Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

May 24 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies in the year 1872.  

Jun 03 In the year 1872 heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53  

Jun 04 On this day in history johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies  

Jun 16 Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) died on this day in history.  

Jun 28 Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jul 18 In the year 1872 benito Juarez, Cuban justice/general (battle of Acapulco), dies at 66  

Jul 26 On this day in history michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84  

Jul 28 In the year 1872 friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies  

Aug 02 Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 in the year 1872.  

Aug 11 Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 in the year 1872.  

Aug 19 On this day in history eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63  

Sep 02 Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783) died in the year 1872.  

Sep 07 On this day in history antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21  

Sep 13 Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Sep 14 Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1872.  

Sep 18 In the year 1872 charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies  

Sep 22 On this day in history death of vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801)  

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Jan 04 Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of paul Graener, composer  

Jan 11 George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 16 In the year 1872 birth of edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)  

Jan 16 Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born on this day in history.