Famous Deaths Happened In 1875

Jan 03 Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 20 Jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814) died in the year 1875.  

Jan 23 In the year 1875 charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55  

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

Feb 01 On this day in history william Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 On this day in history jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76  

Feb 22 Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 in the year 1875.  

Mar 01 Tristan Corbière, French poet (b. 1845) died in the year 1875.  

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

Mar 18 On this day in history ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43  

Mar 27 Edgar Quinet, French historian (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Mar 30 On this day in history 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 In the year 1875 jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58  

Apr 30 Jean Frederic Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766) died in the year 1875.  

May 05 Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

May 17 On this day in history death of john C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States (b. 1821)  

May 20 In the year 1875 amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58  

May 23 Johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1875.  

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

Jun 03 In the year 1875 death of georges Bizet, French composer (b. 1838)  

Jun 04 Eduard Mörike, German poet (b. 1804) died in the year 1875.  

Jun 09 Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (b. 1795) died on this day in history.  

Jun 15 In the year 1875 johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72  

Jun 25 In the year 1875 death of antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (b. 1796)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 On this day in history gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 23 Isaac Merritt Singer, inventor (sewing machine), dies at 63 in the year 1875.  

Jul 30 In the year 1875 death of george Pickett, American Confederate general (b. 1825)  

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Jan 01 Charles Rist, French economist was born in the year 1875.  

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

Jan 07 Thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904) was born on this day in history.  

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 Reinhold Gliere, composer was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 12 Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) was born in the year 1875.  

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