Famous Deaths Happened In 1877

Jan 04 Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 In the year 1877 death of alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799)  

Jan 11 In the year 1877 pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 24 In the year 1877 death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)  

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

Mar 04 Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 in the year 1877.  

Mar 09 On this day in history mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58  

Mar 12 On this day in history crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52  

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

Mar 28 In the year 1877 vincenzo Fioravanti, composer, dies at 77  

Mar 31 Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75 in the year 1877.  

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

Apr 22 In the year 1877 death of james P. Kirkwood, American civil engineer (b. 1807)  

May 06 In the year 1877 death of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (b. 1804)  

May 14 On this day in history john Roberts, composer, dies at 54  

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

Jun 03 On this day in history death of frank Pocock, British explorer, drowned in the Congo  

Jun 06 Prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca & chief Standing Bear, dies in the year 1877.  

Jun 07 In the year 1877 winand C H Staring, geologist (Bottom of Netherlands), dies at 68  

Jul 13 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Aug 03 On this day in history karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75  

Aug 05 On this day in history death of gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (b. 1799)  

Aug 12 James Drummond, historical painter, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 29 In the year 1877 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 Crazy Horse, [Tashunka Witko], last great Sioux war chief, dies at 27 in the year 1877.  

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

Sep 17 William Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77 in the year 1877.  

Sep 23 Urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 26 Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809) died in the year 1877.  

Sep 30 On this day in history toohoolhoolzote, prophet of Nez Perce indians, dies in battle  

Oct 03 James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (b. 1814) died in the year 1877.  

Oct 14 In the year 1877 antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68  

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Jan 02 Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) was born in the year 1877.  

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 Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) was born in the year 1877.  

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 Hans Jelmoli, composer was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 17 In the year 1877 birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)