Famous Deaths Happened In 1868

Jan 03 Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 On this day in history william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51  

Jan 14 On this day in history heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66  

Jan 22 On this day in history moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 28 On this day in history death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62  

Feb 11 Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 29 In the year 1868 [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81  

Mar 02 On this day in history carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81  

Mar 04 Jesse Chisholm, American pioneer of the Chisholm Trail (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

Mar 28 James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 Franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71 in the year 1868.  

Apr 07 On this day in history death of d'Arcy McGee, Canadian journalist and Father of Confederation (b. 1825)  

Apr 13 Theodorus, [Kasa], emperor of Abyssinia, commits suicide died in the year 1868.  

Apr 21 In the year 1868 death of henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh  

May 03 Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1868.  

May 07 Henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778) died on this day in history.  

May 10 Henry Bennett, American politician (b. 1808) died on this day in history.  

May 17 On this day in history death of isami Kondo, Shinsengumi Commander (b. 1834)  

May 22 On this day in history julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies  

May 23 In the year 1868 death of kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809)  

May 26 On this day in history death of michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution  

May 29 Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) died in the year 1868.  

Jun 01 James Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1868.  

Jun 09 James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies in the year 1868.  

Jun 10 In the year 1868 death of michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered  

Jun 22 In the year 1868 death of heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (b. 1801)  

Jun 25 In the year 1868 death of carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist (b. 1811)  

Jul 06 Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jul 10 In the year 1868 carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 15 On this day in history william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies  

Jul 16 On this day in history louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87  

Jul 19 Soji Okita, Japanese samurai, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (b. 1842 or 1844) died in the year 1868.  

Jul 20 Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)  

Jan 03 In the year 1868 birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of vittorio Monti, composer  

Jan 07 Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of s. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939)  

Jan 11 In the year 1868 birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)