Historical Events In 1761

Sep 04   Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 08   Marriage of George III of the United Kingdom to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen Charlotte) on this day in history.  

Sep 12   Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer in the year 1761.  

Sep 14   Pavel Lambert Masek, composer on this day in history.  

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

Sep 22   In the year 1761 coronation of George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte.  

Sep 28   Budan de Boislaurent, mathematician in the year 1761.  

Oct 03   On this day in history dirk earl van Hogendorp, general/Dutch minister of War [OS]  

Oct 13   Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War [NS] in the year 1761.  

Oct 15   Peter Gronland, composer in the year 1761.  

Oct 21   In the year 1761 louis AG baron de Bacler d'Albe, French cartographer/brig general  

Oct 22   Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer in the year 1761.  

Oct 31   Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary on this day in history.  

Nov 01   Antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer in the year 1761.  

Nov 19   Joseph Supries, composer in the year 1761.  

Nov 20   Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope (1829-30) on this day in history.  

Nov 29   Fridolin Weber, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 01   On this day in history the birth of Madame Marie Tussaud, French waxworks modeller  

Dec 07   Madame [Marie Grosholtz] Tussaud, created wax museum in the year 1761.  

Dec 16   Russian army occupies Kolberg on this day in history.  

Dec 22   Dorothea Jordan, Ireland, French comedic actress in the year 1761.  

Dec 23   In the year 1761 alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy  

Dec 24   On this day in history selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808)  

Dec 25   Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 on this day in history.  

Dec 27   Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Scot/Russ minister of War in the year 1761.  

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Jan 17   In the year 1761 birth of james Hall, Scotland, geologist  

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer  

Jan 23   Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 16   On this day in history birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)  

Feb 22   On this day in history birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer  

Feb 22   Jacob Kimball, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)  

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

Feb 15   In the year 1761 carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54  

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

Mar 27   Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 04   Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722) died on this day in history.