Famous People Who Died In 1876

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1876. This list includes people like Wild Bill Hickok, George Armstrong Custer, George Sand, Mikhail Bakunin, Braxton Bragg and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, military leaders, journalists and poets who died in 1876. This list includes people from United States and many more countries.
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George Armstrong Custer
(United States Army Officer and Cavalry Commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars)
George Armstrong Custer
48
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 5, 1839
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Rumley, Ohio, United States
Died: June 25
 2 
George Sand
(One of the Most Popular Writers in Europe in Her Lifetime)
George Sand
9
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 1, 1804
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 8
 3 
Braxton Bragg
(Military Leader)
Braxton Bragg
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 22, 1817
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warrenton, North Carolina, United States
Died: September 27
 4 
Wild Bill Hickok
(Gunfighter, Law enforcement officer)
Wild Bill Hickok
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 27, 1837
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Illinois, United States
Died: August 2
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 5 
Harriet Martineau
(First female sociologist)
Harriet Martineau
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 12, 1802
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Died: June 27
 6 
Juan Pablo Duarte
(Writer)
Juan Pablo Duarte
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 26, 1813
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died: July 15
 7 
Hristo Botev
(One of the Heroes of the Bulgarian National Revolution and Poet)
Hristo Botev
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 6, 1848
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kalofer, Bulgaria
Died: June 1
 8 
Eliza McCardle Johnson
(U.S. First Lady)
Eliza McCardle Johnson
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 4, 1810
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Telford, Tennessee, United States
Died: January 15
 9 
Mikhail Bakunin
(Philosopher)
Mikhail Bakunin
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 30, 1814
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Russia
Died: July 1
 10 
Josephine of Leuchtenberg
(Queen)
Josephine of Leuchtenberg
1
Birthdate: March 14, 1807
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: June 7
 11 
Alexander Turney Stewart
(American Textile Merchant)
Alexander Turney Stewart
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 12, 1803
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lisburn, North Ireland
Died: April 10
 12 
Marie d'Agoult
(French author)
Marie d'Agoult
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 31, 1805
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Died: March 5
 13 
Abdülâziz
(The 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)
Abdülâziz
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 8, 1830
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Istanbul
Died: June 4
 14 
Karl Ernst von Baer
(Baltic German Explorer and Scientist Who is Regarded as the Founding Father of Embryology)
Karl Ernst von Baer
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 28, 1792
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Estonia
Died: November 28
 15 
Philipp Mainlander
(Philosopher)
Philipp Mainlander
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 5, 1841
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Offenbach, Germany
Died: April 1
 16 
Samuel Gridley Howe
(Physician)
Samuel Gridley Howe
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 10, 1801
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 9
 17 
Joseph Jenkins Roberts
(President)
Joseph Jenkins Roberts
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 15, 1809
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Died: February 24
 18 
Ferenc Deák
(Statesman)
Ferenc Deák
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 17, 1803
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Söjtör, Hungary
Died: January 28
 19 
Orestes Brownson
(American Preacher and Philosopher)
Orestes Brownson
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 16, 1803
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockbridge, Vermont, United States
Died: April 17
 20 
Francis P. Blair
(Journalist)
Francis P. Blair
0
Birthdate: April 12, 1791
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Abingdon, Virginia, United States
Died: October 18
 21 
Aleksander Fredro
(Polish Poet, Playwright and Author Active During Polish Romanticism)
Aleksander Fredro
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 20, 1793
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Surochów, Poland
Died: July 15
 22 
Félicien David
(Composer)
Félicien David
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 13, 1810
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cadenet, France
Died: August 29
 23 
Hermann Götz
(Composer)
Hermann Götz
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 7, 1840
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Königsberg, Russia
Died: December 3
 24 
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz
(French Painter)
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz
0
Birthdate: August 20, 1807
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France
Died: November 18
 25 
F.W. Ritschl
(Scholar)
F.W. Ritschl
0
Birthdate: April 6, 1806
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Grossvargula, Germany
Died: November 9
 26 
Antonio López de Santa Anna
(8th President of Mexico)
Antonio López de Santa Anna
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 21, 1794
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Xalapa, Mexico
Died: June 21
 27 
Anton Alexander von Auersperg
(Austrian Poet)
Anton Alexander von Auersperg
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 11, 1806
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Died: September 12
 28 
Setkya Dewi
(Empress)
Setkya Dewi
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 22, 1813
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Inn Wa, Burma
Died: November 12
 29 
Sidney Rigdon
(American Religious Leader During the Early History of the Latter Day Saint Movement)
Sidney Rigdon
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 19, 1793
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: St. Clair Township,Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 14
 30 
João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha
(Statesman)
João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 17, 1790
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Azinhaga, Portugal
Died: November 20
 31 
Antonio Tamburini
(Italian Opera Singer Known for His Baritone Voice)
Antonio Tamburini
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 28, 1800
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Faenza, Italy
Died: November 8
 32 
Johannes Zimmermann
(Missionary, Philologist)
Johannes Zimmermann
0
Birthdate: March 2, 1825
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gerlingen, Germany
Died: December 13
 33 
Guillem d'Areny-Plandolit
(First Syndic of the General Council)
Guillem d'Areny-Plandolit
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 19, 1822
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: La Seu d'Urgell, Spain
Died: February 23
 34 
Reverdy Johnson
(Attorney General)
Reverdy Johnson
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: May 21, 1796
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Died: February 10
 35 
Elizabeth Greenfield
(American Singer Who was Considered the Best-Known Black Concert Artist of Her Time)
Elizabeth Greenfield
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 1809 AD
Birthplace: Natchez, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1876 AD
 36 
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
(German Scientist & Comparative Anatomist)
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 19, 1795
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Delitzsch, Saxony, Germany
Died: June 27
 37 
Henri-Gustave Delvigne
(French Inventor and Soldier)
Henri-Gustave Delvigne
0
Birthdate: April 10, 1800
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: October 18
 38 
Johannes Rebmann
(German Missionary and Explorer Who was the First European to Locate Mt. Kilimanjaro)
Johannes Rebmann
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 16, 1820
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gerlingen, Germany
Died: October 4
 39 
Antoine Jérôme Balard
(French Chemist Who Discovered the Element Bromine)
Antoine Jérôme Balard
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 30, 1802
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: April 30
 40 
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
(Duchess)
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 18, 1819
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: February 21
 41 
Eugène Fromentin
(Painter and author)
Eugène Fromentin
0
Birthdate: October 24, 1820
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: La Rochelle, France
Died: August 27
 42 
Louise Colet
(Poet)
Louise Colet
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 15, 1810
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Aix-en-Provence, France
Died: March 9
 43 
Ferdinand Freiligrath
(Poet)
Ferdinand Freiligrath
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 17, 1810
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Detmold, Germany
Died: March 18
 44 
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
(Educator)
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 7, 1813
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bloomfield, New York, United States
Died: August 24
 45 
James Lick
(Real Estate Investor)
James Lick
2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 25, 1796
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 1
 46 
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer
(Dutch Politician and Historian)
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer
1
Birthdate: August 21, 1801
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Netherlands
Died: May 19
 47 
Gino Capponi
(Statesman)
Gino Capponi
0
Birthdate: September 13, 1792
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: February 3
 48 
George Julius Poulett Scrope
(Geologist)
George Julius Poulett Scrope
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 10, 1797
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 19
 49 
Friedrich Christian Diez
(Philologist)
Friedrich Christian Diez
0
Birthdate: March 15, 1794
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Giessen, Germany
Died: May 29
 50 
Karl Joseph Simrock
(Poet)
Karl Joseph Simrock
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 28, 1802
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bonn, Germany
Died: July 18