Famous Deaths In 1716

Jan 01 William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (b. 1634) died in the year 1716.  

Mar 08 Harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Mar 10 Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1716.  

Mar 13 On this day in history georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46  

Apr 14 In the year 1716 death of arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral  

Apr 26 John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651) died on this day in history.  

Apr 28 In the year 1716 death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)  

Jun 02 In the year 1716 death of ogata Korin, Japanese painter  

Jun 05 In the year 1716 death of roger Cotes, English mathematician (b. 1682)  

Jun 08 On this day in history death of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658)  

Jun 09 Banda Bahadur, Sikh military commander (executed) died in the year 1716.  

Jun 28 George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general (b. 1665) died on this day in history.  

Jul 08 On this day in history death of robert South, English churchman (b. 1634)  

Jul 09 On this day in history joseph Sauveur, French sound engineer, dies at 63  

Aug 03 Sebastian Duron, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1716.  

Sep 25 Johann Christoph Pez, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Sep 26 On this day in history death of antoine Parent, French mathematician (b. 1666)  

Sep 30 In the year 1716 heinrich Georg Neuss, composer, dies at 62  

Oct 28 In the year 1716 death of stephen Fox, British politician (b. 1627)  

Nov 02 Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (b. 1651) died on this day in history.  

Nov 14 Gottfried W Leibniz, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 70 in the year 1716.  

Dec 06 Benedictus Buns, Dutch Carmelite and composer (b. 1642) died on this day in history.  

Dec 13 On this day in history death of charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)  

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general (d. 1795)  

Jan 15 In the year 1716 birth of philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence)  

Jan 20 Carlos III, king of Naples/Spain (1759-88) Pompei/Jesuits was born in the year 1716.  

Jan 20 King Charles III of Spain (d. 1788) was born in the year 1716.  

Jan 20 On this day in history birth of jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French writer and numismatist (d. 1795)  

Jan 26 On this day in history birth of george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville  

Feb 18 On this day in history birth of gaspard Fritz, composer  

Mar 06 On this day in history birth of pehr Kalm, Swedish explorer and naturalist (d. 1779)