Famous People Who Died In 1856
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1856. This list includes people like Robert Schumann, Max Stirner, Heinrich Heine, Manuela Sáenz, Amedeo Avogadro and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, military leaders and poets who died in 1856. This list includes people from France, United States, England & Germany and many more countries.
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Robert Schumann(One of the Greatest Composer of the Romantic Era which include 'Carnaval, Symphonic Studies and Kinderszenen')
Birthdate: June 8, 1810
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Zwickau, Germany
Died: July 29
Birthdate: August 9, 1776
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: July 9
Birthdate: December 27, 1795
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Quito, Ecuador
Died: November 23
4
Max Stirner(German Philosopher Best Known for His Work ‘The Ego and Its Own’)
Birthdate: October 25, 1806
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bayreuth, Germany
Died: June 26
5
Heinrich Heine(German Poet & Literary Critic Know for His Works 'Germany. A Winter's Tale' and 'Buch der Lieder')
Birthdate: December 13, 1797
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: February 17
6
Paul Delaroche
(Former painter whose painstakingly realistic historical subjects made him one of the most successful academic artists of mid-19th-century France)
Birthdate: July 17, 1797
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 4
7
Adolphe Adam
(French Music Critic, Teacher, and Composer Best Remembered for His Ballets, 'Le corsaire' and 'Giselle')
Birthdate: July 24, 1803
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 3
8
Nikolai Lobachevsky
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: December 1, 1792
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Died: February 24
9
William Buckland
(English Theologian, Palaeontologist, and Geologist Who Wrote the First Full Account of a Dinosaur Fossil)
Birthdate: March 12, 1784
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Axminster, Devon, England
Died: August 14
10
Ľudovít Štúr(Revolutionary Politician and an Important Figure in Slovak History)
Birthdate: October 28, 1815
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Uhrovec, Slovakia
Died: January 12
11
Charles Frédéric Gerhardt
(French chemist)
Birthdate: August 21, 1816
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: August 19
Birthdate: May 21, 1808
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Monticello, Virginia, United States
Died: January 3
13
John M. Clayton
(Politician)
Birthdate: July 24, 1796
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dagsboro, Delaware, United States
Died: November 9
14
Ninomiya Sontoku
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: September 4, 1787
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa, Japan
Died: November 17
Birthdate: October 2, 1798
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Étables-sur-Mer, France
Died: May 14
Birthdate: June 24, 1777
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Balsarroch, Scotland
Died: August 30
17
Florestan, Prince of Monaco
(Prince)
Birthdate: October 10, 1785
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 20
18
Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
(Statesman)
Birthdate: May 30, 1782
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: November 18
19
Théodore Chassériau
(Painter)
Birthdate: September 20, 1819
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: El Limón, Dominican Republic
Died: October 8
20
Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen
(Prince)
Birthdate: September 12, 1804
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bavaria, Germany
Died: November 13
21
Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet
(Scottish Metaphysician and Philosopher Known for His Contributions in the Field of Logic)
Birthdate: March 8, 1788
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: May 6
22
Étienne Cabet
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: January 1, 1788
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: November 9
23
Jovan Sterija Popović
(One of the best comic playwrights in Serbian literature)
Birthdate: January 13, 1806
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vršac, Serbia
Died: March 10
Birthdate: October 10, 1802
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cromarty, Scotland
Died: December 24
25
Karel Havlíček Borovský
(Czech Writer and Journalist Who Popularized the 'National News' Newspaper)
Birthdate: October 31, 1821
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Havlíčkova Borová, Czechia
Died: July 29
Birthdate: October 10, 1790
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: County Tipperary, Ireland
Died: December 8
Birthdate: November 23, 1798
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: November 22
28
Pyotr Chaadayev
(Russian author)
Birthdate: June 7, 1794
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: April 26
Birthdate: March 12, 1788
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Angers, France
Died: January 4
Birthdate: February 24, 1792
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: July 4
31
Agostino Bassi
(Entomologist)
Birthdate: September 25, 1773
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mairago, Italy
Died: February 8
32
Augustin Thierry
(French Historian)
Birthdate: May 10, 1795
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Blois, France
Died: May 22
33
Thomas Attwood
(Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, Banker and Economist)
Birthdate: October 6, 1783
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Halesowen, Shropshire, England
Died: March 6
34
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
(Actress)
Birthdate: March 3, 1797
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 8
35
George Henry Evans
(American Social Reformer and Newspaper Editor)
Birthdate: March 25, 1805
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bromyard, Herefordshire, England
Died: February 2
Birthdate: July 19, 1793
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 22
37
Ivan Kireyevsky
(Literary Critic)
Birthdate: April 3, 1806
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: June 23
38
James Strang
(American Religious Leader and Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Birthdate: March 21, 1813
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Scipio, New York, United States
Died: July 9
39
Robert L. Stevens
(Inventor)
Birthdate: October 18, 1787
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 20
40
William Palmer
(physician, serial killer)
Birthdate: August 6, 1824
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rugeley
Died: June 14
41
Julie Guicciardi
(Countess)
Birthdate: November 23, 1784
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Przemyśl, Poland
Died: March 22
Birthdate: September 23, 1821
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Guiping, China
Died: September 2
43
Gim Jeong-hui
(Calligrapher)
Birthdate: June 3, 1786
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kyongho-ri, South Korea
Died: October 10
44
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa
(Harpist)
Birthdate: August 9, 1789
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montmédy, France
Died: January 6
45
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge
(Former Governor-General of India)
Birthdate: March 30, 1785
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wrotham, England
Died: September 24
Birthdate: June 5, 1791
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Muscat, Oman
Died: October 19
47
Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich
(Military leader)
Birthdate: May 19, 1782
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Poltava, Ukraine
Died: February 1
Birthdate: January 21, 1802
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: April 6
49
Colin Halkett
(British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey)
Birthdate: September 7, 1774
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Venlo, Netherlands
Died: September 24
50
Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky
(Diplomat, Military personnel)
Birthdate: May 19, 1771
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: The Hague
Died: November 29