Famous Deaths Happened In 1855

Jan 06 Giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779) died in the year 1855.  

Jan 10 Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 25 On this day in history dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83  

Jan 26 In the year 1855 death of gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808)  

Feb 06 In the year 1855 death of josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791)  

Feb 20 Joseph Hume, social reformer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 23 In the year 1855 carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies  

Mar 02 Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 In the year 1855 death of william Poole, Infamous member of New York City's Bowery Boys gang (b. 1821)  

Mar 17 On this day in history ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65  

Mar 20 In the year 1855 death of joseph Aspdin, English mason and inventor (b. 1788)  

Mar 29 In the year 1855 death of henri Druey, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1799)  

Mar 31 Charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38 in the year 1855.  

Apr 13 In the year 1855 death of henry De la Beche, English geologist (b. 1796)  

Apr 18 Jean-Baptiste Isabey, painter, dies in the year 1855.  

Apr 24 Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1855.  

Apr 30 Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

May 04 In the year 1855 camille Pleyel, Austria piano builder/composer, dies at 66  

May 05 In the year 1855 death of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786)  

May 15 Jan Mazereeuw, Frisian farmer/sect leader, dies at 75 in the year 1855.  

May 23 Charles Robert Malden, English explorer (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

May 27 Nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies in the year 1855.  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of john Gorrie, American physician (b. 1803)  

Jun 28 Giovanni Agostino Perotti, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1855.  

Jun 29 John Gorrie, American scientist (b. 1802) died on this day in history.  

Jul 07 Konstantin Batyushkov, Russian poet (b. 1787) died in the year 1855.  

Jul 08 Sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790) died on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Lord Raglan Commander of the British forces during the Crimean War died on this day in history.  

Aug 07 In the year 1855 death of mariano Arista, President of Mexico (b. 1802)  

Aug 16 Henry Colburn, British publisher (b. ?) died in the year 1855.  

Aug 27 On this day in history francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36  

Sep 24 In the year 1855 alexandre Stievenard, composer, dies at 86  

Oct 06 August L Crelle, inventor/mathematician (Rechentafeln), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Oct 13 In the year 1855 gottfried Rieger, composer, dies at 91  

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Jan 03 Hubert Bland, English socialist (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 King Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of peter J Blok, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People)  

Jan 15 Jacques Damala, Greek military officer and actor (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20 On this day in history birth of amedee-Ernest Chausson, composer  

Jan 21 John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born in the year 1855.  

Jan 22 Ernst Kullak, composer was born in the year 1855.  

Jan 23 John Moses Browning, American inventor (d. 1926) was born in the year 1855.