Famous Deaths Happened In 1856

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

Jan 11 On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]  

Jan 12 On this day in history 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 On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41  

Jan 24 Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 28 On this day in history pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 11 On this day in history death of juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831)  

May 03 Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.  

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

May 12 Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786) died in the year 1856.  

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 in the year 1856.  

Jun 23 On this day in history death of ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806)  

Jul 04 On this day in history 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 Robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46 in the year 1856.  

Aug 04 In the year 1856 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59  

Aug 05 In the year 1856 rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61  

Aug 14 On this day in history william Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies  

Aug 20 Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1856.  

Aug 21 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1856.  

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 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 Michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Oct 19 William Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. 1799) died in the year 1856.  

Oct 29 Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 17 On this day in history 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 In the year 1856 birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer  

Jan 11 Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born in the year 1856.  

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

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.