Famous Deaths Happened In 1875

Jan 03 In the year 1875 baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68  

Jan 18 Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1875.  

Jan 20 Jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814) died on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 in the year 1875.  

Jan 25 Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Feb 03 On this day in history everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66  

Feb 17 Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 in the year 1875.  

Feb 19 Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 22 On this day in history charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77  

Mar 01 In the year 1875 death of tristan Corbière, French poet (b. 1845)  

Mar 10 Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1875.  

Mar 18 Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1875.  

Mar 27 Edgar Quinet, French historian (b. 1803) died in the year 1875.  

Mar 30 In the year 1875 marie Moke Pleyel, composer, dies at 63  

Apr 07 Georg Herwegh, writer, dies at 57 in the year 1875.  

Apr 11 On this day in history heinrich Schwabe, discoverer (11-year sunspot cycle), dies  

Apr 24 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1875.  

Apr 30 In the year 1875 death of jean Frederic Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)  

May 05 Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71 in the year 1875.  

May 17 John C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States (b. 1821) died in the year 1875.  

May 20 Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

May 23 In the year 1875 johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer, dies at 78  

Jun 02 Józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (b. 1806) died in the year 1875.  

Jun 03 On this day in history death of georges Bizet, French composer (b. 1838)  

Jun 04 In the year 1875 death of eduard Mörike, German poet (b. 1804)  

Jun 09 Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (b. 1795) died in the year 1875.  

Jun 15 Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jun 25 Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (b. 1796) died on this day in history.  

Jun 29 In the year 1875 ferdinand I KLJM de Goedige, Emperor of Austria, dies at 82  

Jul 09 Francis Preston Blair Jr, famed St Louis lawyer, dies at 54 in the year 1875.  

Jul 17 Gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jul 23 On this day in history isaac Merritt Singer, inventor (sewing machine), dies at 63  

Jul 30 On this day in history death of george Pickett, American Confederate general (b. 1825)  

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Jan 01 Charles Rist, French economist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of n F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98)  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904)  

Jan 07 Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 In the year 1875 birth of gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942)  

Jan 11 In the year 1875 birth of reinhold Gliere, composer  

Jan 12 Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954) was born in the year 1875.