Famous Deaths Happened In 1856

Jan 05 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 in the year 1856.  

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

Jan 12 On this day in history death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)  

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

Jan 17 On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41  

Jan 24 In the year 1856 death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)  

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

Feb 17 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.  

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

Mar 28 In the year 1856 pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 11 Juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831) died in the year 1856.  

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

May 06 On this day in history william Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies  

May 12 On this day in history death of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786)  

Jun 11 Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 23 Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806) died in the year 1856.  

Jul 04 In the year 1856 istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64  

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

Jul 15 In the year 1856 margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81  

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 on this day in history.  

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 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 30 Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811) died in the year 1856.  

Sep 24 Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies in the year 1856.  

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 Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Nov 04 Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 06 In the year 1856 birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer  

Jan 09 Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09 Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 11 Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14 J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)