In the year 1856
33 Notable deaths
Robert Schumann
German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856).
Born June 8th, 1810 in Zwickau. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1856 at 46 years old in Endenich. [ref]
Max Stirner
German philosopher (1806-1856).
Born October 25th, 1806 in Bayreuth.
Died June 26th, 1856 at 49 years old in Berlin (insect-inflicted wound).
Adolphe Adam
French composer (1803–1856).
Born July 24th, 1803 in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1856 at 52 years old in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
James Strang
American mormon leader (1813–1856).
Born March 21st, 1813 in Scipio.
Died July 9th, 1856 at 43 years old in Voree.
William Palmer
English doctor found guilty of murder (1824–1856).
Born August 6th, 1824 in Rugeley.
Died June 14th, 1856 at 31 years old in Stafford (hanging to death).
Prince Karl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen
German prince (1804-1856); maternal half-brother of queen victoria.
Born September 12th, 1804 in Amorbach.
Died November 13th, 1856 at 52 years old in Amorbach.
Ľudovít Štúr
Slovak poet, philosopher, linguist, publicist, politician and writer (1815–1856).
Born October 28th, 1815 in Uhrovec. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1856 at 40 years old in Modra (gunshot wound).
Théodore Chassériau
French romantic painter (1819–1856).
Born September 20th, 1819 in El Limón. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1856 at 37 years old in Paris.
Juan María Santamaría Rodríguez
National hero of costa rica (1831-1856).
Born August 29th, 1831 in Alajuela.
Died April 11th, 1856 at 24 years old in Rivas.
Auguste Chapdelaine
19th-century french christian missionary, martyr, catholic saint.
Born February 6th, 1814 in La Rochelle-Normande.
Died February 29th, 1856 at 42 years old in Guangxi (slow slicing).
Hugh Miller
Scottish geologist and folklorist (1802-1856).
Born October 10th, 1802 in Cromarty. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1856 at 54 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Charles Frédéric Gerhardt
French chemist (1816-1856).
Born August 21st, 1816 in Strasbourg.
Died August 19th, 1856 at 39 years old in Strasbourg.
Johann Kaspar Mertz
Hungarian guitarist and composer (1806–1856).
Born August 17th, 1806 in Bratislava.
Died October 14th, 1856 at 50 years old in Vienna.
Karel Havlíček Borovský
Czech journalist and writer (1821–1856).
Born October 31st, 1821 in Havlíčkova Borová. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1856 at 34 years old in Prague (tuberculosis). [ref]
Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná
Politician, diplomat, judge, and monarchist of the empire of brazil (1801-1856).
Born January 11th, 1801 in Jacuí.
Died September 3rd, 1856 at 55 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Yang Xiuqing
East king of the heavenly kingdom (1821-1856).
Born September 23rd, 1821 in Guiping.
Died September 2nd, 1856 at 34 years old in Nanjing.
Princess Elisabeth of Savoy
Italian princess (1800–1856).
Born April 13th, 1800 in Paris.
Died December 25th, 1856 at 56 years old in Bolzano (tuberculosis).
Gilbert Abbott à Beckett
English barrister and humorist (1811-1856).
Born January 9th, 1811 in London.
Died August 30th, 1856 at 45 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (typhoid fever).
Ivan Kireyevsky
Russian philosopher (1806-1856).
Born April 3rd, 1806 in Moscow.
Died June 23rd, 1856 at 50 years old in Saint Petersburg (cholera).
Josef Kajetán Tyl
Czech poet, playwright, publicist, writer, historic literature writer and lyricist (1808-1856).
Born February 4th, 1808 in Kutná Hora. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1856 at 48 years old in Plzeň (liver disease). [ref]
Jovan Sterija Popović
Serbian playwright, poet and pedagogue (1806-1856).
Born January 13th, 1806 in Vršac.
Died March 26th, 1856 at 50 years old in Vršac.
Emil Aarestrup
Danish poet and physician (1800–1856).
Born December 4th, 1800 in Copenhagen.
Died July 21st, 1856 at 55 years old in Odense.
Adolphe Monod
French protestant churchman (1802-1856).
Born January 21st, 1802 in Copenhagen.
Died April 6th, 1856 at 54 years old in Paris.
Thomas Seddon
English landscape painter (1821-1856).
Born August 28th, 1821 in City of London.
Died November 23rd, 1856 at 35 years old in Cairo (dysentery).
Johann Kaspar Zeuss
German linguist (1806–1856).
Born July 22nd, 1806 in Kronach.
Died November 10th, 1856 at 50 years old in Kronach.
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