Famous Deaths In 1761

Jan 03 Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73 in the year 1761.  

Jan 04 On this day in history stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83  

Jan 10 Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) died in the year 1761.  

Feb 01 In the year 1761 death of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682)  

Feb 15 On this day in history carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54  

Mar 07 Antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 On this day in history johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72  

Apr 04 In the year 1761 death of theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722)  

Apr 09 William Law, theologian, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 15 Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682) died on this day in history.  

Apr 17 On this day in history death of thomas Bayes, English mathematician  

May 14 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50 in the year 1761.  

May 15 On this day in history jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56  

Jun 02 On this day in history death of jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685)  

Jun 12 Meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jul 04 In the year 1761 death of samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689)  

Jul 13 Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712) died on this day in history.  

Aug 03 In the year 1761 death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)  

Sep 08 On this day in history death of bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698)  

Sep 19 Peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69 in the year 1761.  

Nov 30 On this day in history death of john Dollond, British optician (b. 1706)  

Dec 23 Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy died in the year 1761.  

Dec 25 In the year 1761 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of james Hall, Scotland, geologist  

Jan 20 Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer was born in the year 1761.  

Jan 23 Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) was born in the year 1761.  

Jan 29 In the year 1761 birth of abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14)  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)  

Feb 16 Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) was born in the year 1761.  

Feb 22 Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 Jacob Kimball, composer was born in the year 1761.