Famous Deaths Happened In 1877

Jan 04 Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 in the year 1877.  

Jan 09 Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1877.  

Jan 24 Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died in the year 1877.  

Feb 01 In the year 1877 joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71  

Mar 04 In the year 1877 hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42  

Mar 09 Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58 in the year 1877.  

Mar 12 Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Mar 24 On this day in history walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51  

Mar 28 Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Mar 31 In the year 1877 antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75  

Apr 07 In the year 1877 errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63  

Apr 22 On this day in history death of james P. Kirkwood, American civil engineer (b. 1807)  

May 06 Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (b. 1804) died in the year 1877.  

May 14 John Roberts, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

May 29 On this day in history john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63  

Jun 03 In the year 1877 death of frank Pocock, British explorer, drowned in the Congo  

Jun 06 In the year 1877 prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca & chief Standing Bear, dies  

Jun 07 Winand C H Staring, geologist (Bottom of Netherlands), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jul 13 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65 in the year 1877.  

Aug 03 Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1877.  

Aug 05 Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (b. 1799) died in the year 1877.  

Aug 12 James Drummond, historical painter, dies in the year 1877.  

Aug 29 On this day in history brigham Young, 2nd president of Mormon Church, dies  

Sep 02 In the year 1877 death of constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician (b. 1793)  

Sep 03 Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Rep (1871-77), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 05 In the year 1877 crazy Horse, [Tashunka Witko], last great Sioux war chief, dies at 27  

Sep 12 Julius Reitz, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 17 On this day in history william Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77  

Sep 23 In the year 1877 urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies  

Sep 26 Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809) died on this day in history.  

Sep 30 Toohoolhoolzote, prophet of Nez Perce indians, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Oct 03 On this day in history death of james Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (b. 1814)  

Oct 14 On this day in history antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)  

Jan 04 Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)  

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)  

Jan 12 In the year 1877 birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)  

Jan 17 In the year 1877 birth of hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)