October1870

Famous People Who Died in October 1870

Oct 12 Robert E. Lee, American General who commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War, dies of pneumonia at 63

Oct 20 Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (The Bohemian Girl), dies at 62
Oct 26 Joseph Saxton, American inventor, watchmaker, and photographer, dies at 74
Oct 31 Mihály Mosonyi, Hungarian composer, dies at 55