Famous Deaths Happened In 1872

Jan 07 In the year 1872 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 In the year 1872 death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)  

Mar 10 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 in the year 1872.  

Mar 12 Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

Mar 30 Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Apr 01 On this day in history death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)  

Apr 02 Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 12 Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795) died in the year 1872.  

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 Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies on this day in history.  

May 15 In the year 1872 thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87  

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

May 19 On this day in history johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44  

May 24 In the year 1872 julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies  

Jun 03 Heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jun 04 On this day in history johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies  

Jun 16 Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) died in the year 1872.  

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

Jul 18 On this day in history 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 In the year 1872 friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies  

Aug 02 Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Aug 11 Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 in the year 1872.  

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

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

Sep 14 Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 22 In the year 1872 death of vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801)  

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Jan 04 In the year 1872 birth of edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder  

Jan 06 Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of paul Graener, composer  

Jan 11 In the year 1872 birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)  

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

Jan 16 In the year 1872 birth of edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)  

Jan 16 Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born in the year 1872.