Robert Schumann died on 29 July 1856 in Endenich, aged 46. A German composer and critic, Schumann was a central figure of the Romantic movement. He wrote piano cycles such as Carnaval and Kinderszenen, four symphonies, a celebrated piano concerto and many songs, especially in the year 1840 when he married the pianist Clara Wieck after a legal battle with her father. He edited the Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik, where he promoted Chopin and the young Brahms. He suffered from mental illness, attempted suicide in 1854 and spent his final years in an asylum near Bonn.
Before and after
- 24 April 1856Birth of Philippe Pétain
- 6 May 1856Birth of Sigmund Freud
- 10 July 1856Birth of Nikola Tesla
- 26 July 1856Birth of George Bernard Shaw
- 29 July 1856Death of Robert Schumann
- August 1856Discovery of Neanderthal 1
- 23 August 1856Earthquake in Oshima, Japan
- from 19 October 1856 to 12 January 1964Sultanate of Zanzibar
- 18 December 1856Birth of Joseph John Thomson
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