Famous Deaths Happened In 1872

Jan 07 On this day in history death of james Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834)  

Jan 21 On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81  

Feb 21 Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 in the year 1872.  

Mar 04 Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died in the year 1872.  

Mar 10 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 In the year 1872 death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)  

Mar 30 Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1872.  

Apr 01 In the year 1872 death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)  

Apr 02 Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80 in the year 1872.  

Apr 09 On this day in history death of erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794)  

Apr 12 In the year 1872 death of nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795)  

Apr 20 Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Apr 27 Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70 in the year 1872.  

May 01 Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies in the year 1872.  

May 15 Thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1872.  

May 17 In the year 1872 fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63  

May 19 Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

May 24 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 03 On this day in history heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53  

Jun 04 Johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies in the year 1872.  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812)  

Jun 28 Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1872.  

Jul 18 On this day in history benito Juarez, Cuban justice/general (battle of Acapulco), dies at 66  

Jul 26 Michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1872.  

Jul 28 In the year 1872 friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies  

Aug 02 On this day in history judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59  

Aug 11 On this day in history lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80  

Aug 19 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1872.  

Sep 02 Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783) died in the year 1872.  

Sep 07 In the year 1872 antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21  

Sep 13 On this day in history ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68  

Sep 14 On this day in history yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48  

Sep 18 On this day in history charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies  

Sep 22 Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801) died in the year 1872.  

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Jan 04 On this day in history birth of edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder  

Jan 06 In the year 1872 birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)  

Jan 11 Paul Graener, composer was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 11 George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944)  

Jan 16 Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami)