Jan 1 Louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist, dies at 75 Jan 21 Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) Jan 25 Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (Grand Kremlin Palace), dies at 86 Jan 30 Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58 1880 Famous Deaths by Year 1882