Famous Deaths In 1769

Jan 18 Hakuin Ekaku, Zen teacher (reformer of Rinzai school), dies in Japan in the year 1769.  

Jan 24 On this day in history death of françois de Chevert, French general (b. 1695)  

Feb 02 Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 In the year 1769 josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60  

Apr 03 On this day in history gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71  

Apr 20 Pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered died on this day in history.  

Jun 01 Edward Holyoke, President of Harvard University (b. 1689) died in the year 1769.  

Aug 02 In the year 1769 death of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689)  

Aug 29 Edmond Hoyle, games expert, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.  

Oct 09 In the year 1769 marianus Konigsperger, composer, dies at 60  

Nov 23 Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (b. 1711) died in the year 1769.  

Dec 13 C F Gellert, writer, dies at 54 in the year 1769.  

Dec 30 In the year 1769 death of nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Austrian soldier (b. 1685)  

Jan 05 Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) was born in the year 1769.  

Jan 10 Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo) was born in the year 1769.  

Jan 17 Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 04 On this day in history birth of samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer  

Feb 09 In the year 1769 birth of susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802)  

Feb 13 Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 02 DeWitt Clinton, (Gov/Sen-NY) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 07 Josef Alois Ladurner, composer was born in the year 1769.