Famous Deaths Happened In 1868

Jan 03 Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1868.  

Jan 07 In the year 1868 william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51  

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

Jan 22 Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1868.  

Mar 02 Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

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 D'Arcy McGee, Canadian journalist and Father of Confederation (b. 1825) died in the year 1868.  

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

Apr 21 Henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh died in the year 1868.  

May 03 In the year 1868 olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68  

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

May 10 In the year 1868 death of henry Bennett, American politician (b. 1808)  

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

May 22 In the year 1868 julius Plucker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies  

May 23 Kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809) died on this day in history.  

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

May 29 In the year 1868 death of michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)  

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

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

Jun 09 James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 25 Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

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 William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 20 In the year 1868 antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75  

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Jan 01 In the year 1868 birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)  

Jan 03 Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Vittorio Monti, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist  

Jan 08 Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 09 In the year 1868 birth of s. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939)  

Jan 11 Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 14 In the year 1868 birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)