Famous Deaths Happened In 1856

Jan 05 In the year 1856 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67  

Jan 11 Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died in the year 1856.  

Jan 16 On this day in history death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)  

Jan 17 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1856.  

Feb 08 On this day in history death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)  

Feb 17 In the year 1856 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris  

Mar 11 James Beatty, Irish railway engineer (b. 1820) died in the year 1856.  

Mar 28 Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

May 03 On this day in history adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27  

May 06 William Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies on this day in history.  

May 12 Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Jun 11 In the year 1856 friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76  

Jun 15 On this day in history david Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73  

Jun 23 In the year 1856 death of ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806)  

Jul 04 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776) died in the year 1856.  

Jul 15 Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jul 29 On this day in history robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46  

Aug 04 Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Aug 05 Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1856.  

Aug 14 In the year 1856 william Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies  

Aug 20 Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 21 In the year 1856 peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64  

Aug 29 Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778) died in the year 1856.  

Aug 30 On this day in history death of gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811)  

Sep 24 Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 10 In the year 1856 michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67  

Oct 19 On this day in history death of william Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. 1799)  

Oct 29 On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68  

Nov 04 Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797) died in the year 1856.  

Nov 17 In the year 1856 william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77  

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Jan 06 Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)  

Jan 09 In the year 1856 birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer  

Jan 12 John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 14 In the year 1856 birth of j. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)  

Jan 18 Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born in the year 1856.