Jan 15 Joseph Mazzinghi, English composer, dies at 78 Jan 25 Horace H. Hayden, 1st American licensed dentist and cofounds 1st dental college, dies at 74 Jan 26 John Wedgwood, British ceramicist and founder of the Royal Horticultural Society, dies at 77 Jan 28 Johannes van den Bosch, Dutch colonial administrator (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1830-33), dies at 63 Jan 31 Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general and engineer, dies at 70 Dec 1843 Famous Deaths by Year Feb 1844 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning