Famous Deaths Happened In 1872

Jan 07 James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died in the year 1872.  

Jan 21 Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 in the year 1872.  

Feb 21 Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 12 Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died in the year 1872.  

Mar 30 In the year 1872 nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76  

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

Apr 02 In the year 1872 samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80  

Apr 09 Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794) died in the year 1872.  

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 On this day in history ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70  

May 01 In the year 1872 amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies  

May 15 On this day in history thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87  

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 In the year 1872 heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53  

Jun 04 Johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) died on this day in history.  

Jun 28 In the year 1872 ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 18 In the year 1872 benito Juarez, Cuban justice/general (battle of Acapulco), dies at 66  

Jul 26 On this day in history michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84  

Jul 28 On this day in history 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 In the year 1872 lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80  

Aug 19 In the year 1872 eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63  

Sep 02 Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783) died on this day in history.  

Sep 07 Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 on this day in history.  

Sep 13 Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68 in the year 1872.  

Sep 14 In the year 1872 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 In the year 1872 death of vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801)  

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Jan 04 Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1872 birth of paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami)