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Famous People Who Died in 1845

  • Jan 23 Francesco Ruggi, Italian composer, dies at 77
  • Feb 13 Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-German philosopher, dies at 71
  • Feb 14 Joseph Lakanal, French Politician and Educator, dies at 82
  • Feb 20 Pavel Ivanovich Dolgorukov, Russian composer, dies at 57
  • Mar 18 Johnny Appleseed [John Chapman], American pioneer nurseryman (introduced apple trees to Pennsylvania, Ontario, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois), dies at 70
  • Mar 19 George Augustus Kollmann, composer, dies at 56
  • Mar 22 Franz Volkert, Austrian composer and organist, dies at 67
  • Apr 2 Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1763)
  • Apr 12 Hendrik Marcus de Kock, Dutch general and politician (Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1826-30), dies at 65
  • Apr 18 Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, Swiss chemist, dies at 77
  • Apr 25 Thomas Duncan, Scottish painter, dies at 37
  • May 2 August Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at 48
  • May 3 Thomas Hood, English poet and composer (The Song of the Shirt), dies at 45
  • May 11 Carl Filtsch, Transylvanian composer and pianist child prodigy, dies of tuberculosis at 14
  • May 12 August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet, translator and critic, dies at 77
  • May 12 János Bacsanyi, Hungarian poet (b. 1763)
  • May 15 Samuel Wiselius, Dutch lawyer patriot and writer (helped dismantle Dutch East India Co), dies at 76
  • May 19 Maria EJ Versfelt, mistress of general Moreau/marshal Ney, dies at 68

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)

Jun 8 American general and 7th US President (Democratic: 1829-37), dies at 78

  • Jun 15 Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal and diplomat, dies at 60
  • Jul 9 Jacob van Rechteren van Appeltern, Dutch politician (advocated for elections as one of "Nine Men"), dies at 57
  • Jul 12 Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet (Creation, Humanity, and Messiah) and author, dies at 37

Charles Grey (1764-1845)

Jul 17 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Whig: 1830-34), dies at 81

  • Sep 4 Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard, French statesman and philosopher, dies at 82
  • Sep 7 Isabella Colbran, wife of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, dies
  • Sep 10 Joseph Story, American lawyer and 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45), dies at 65
  • Sep 10 Karl August von Lichtenstein, German composer, dies at 78
  • Sep 16 Johannes Kinker, Dutch linguist, philosopher and poet (Minderjarige Zangster), dies at 81

Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845)

Oct 12 English prison reformer, social reformer and Quaker Minister, dies of a stroke at 65

  • Oct 18 Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini, French astronomer, dies at 97
  • Oct 25 Carel Hendrik Verhuell, Dutch-French vice-admiral who served Holland then France, dies at 81
  • Oct 27 Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, French Physicist (Peltier effect 1834), dies at 60
  • Nov 2 Chretien Urhan, French violinist and composer, dies at 55
  • Nov 3 Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, dies at 69
  • Dec 2 Johann "Giovanni" Simon Mayr, German composer and music director (Cathedral of Bergamo, 1802-45), dies at 82
  • Dec 3 Gregor MacGregor, Scottish con-man (b. 1786)