Deaths on October 12

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. 1827)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (11 May 1827 – 12 October 1875) was a French sculptor and painter during the Second Empire under Napoleon III.

25 Feb

Empress Dowager Cixi
Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
3 Mar

Opéra-Comique
Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
15 Mar

John McCloskey
Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.