Famous Deaths In 1856

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

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

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

Jan 16 Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died in the year 1856.  

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

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 in the year 1856.  

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

Mar 28 Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1856.  

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 in the year 1856.  

May 06 In the year 1856 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 In the year 1856 david Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73  

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 in the year 1856.  

Jul 09 In the year 1856 death of amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776)  

Jul 15 On this day in history 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 Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Aug 05 On this day in history rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61  

Aug 14 William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 24 In the year 1856 henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies  

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

Jan 09 In the year 1856 birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)  

Jan 09 Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1856.  

Jan 14 J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

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