Famous Deaths Happened In 1868

Jan 03 In the year 1868 moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 07 William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 22 In the year 1868 moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 28 Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died in the year 1868.  

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

Feb 29 [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 04 In the year 1868 death of jesse Chisholm, American pioneer of the Chisholm Trail (b. 1805)  

Mar 28 On this day in history james Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70  

Apr 03 In the year 1868 franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71  

Apr 07 D'Arcy McGee, Canadian journalist and Father of Confederation (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

Apr 13 Theodorus, [Kasa], emperor of Abyssinia, commits suicide died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1868 death of henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)  

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

May 17 Isami Kondo, Shinsengumi Commander (b. 1834) died on this day in history.  

May 22 In the year 1868 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 Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution died on this day in history.  

May 29 Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 05 On this day in history anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73  

Jun 09 In the year 1868 james Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered  

Jun 22 Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (b. 1801) died in the year 1868.  

Jun 25 On this day in history 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 In the year 1868 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 Snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born in the year 1868.  

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

Jan 07 Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born on this day in history.  

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 Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born in the year 1868.