May 12 Charlotte von Kalb, German writer, dies at 81 May 12 Johann Georg Lickl, Austrian organist, kapellmeister, and composer, dies at 74 May 24 Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician, dies at 78 Noah Webster (1758-1843) May 28 American lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary), dies at 84 Apr 1843 Famous Deaths by Year Jun 1843 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning