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 In the year 1856 death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)  

Jan 16 In the year 1856 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 On this day in history death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)  

Feb 08 In the year 1856 death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)  

Feb 17 On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris  

Mar 11 James Beatty, Irish railway engineer (b. 1820) died on this day in history.  

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

Apr 11 In the year 1856 death of juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831)  

May 03 Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 in the year 1856.  

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

May 12 In the year 1856 death of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 09 On this day in history death of amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776)  

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

Jul 29 In the year 1856 robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46  

Aug 04 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59  

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 On this day in history death of mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778)  

Aug 30 Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

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 William Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

Oct 29 In the year 1856 carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68  

Nov 04 In the year 1856 death of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797)  

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

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Jan 06 Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09 Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 09 Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1856.  

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

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