Famous Deaths Happened In 1709

Jan 20 François de la chaise: French confessor of louis xiv of france (b. 1624)  

Jan 24 George rooke: English admiral (b. 1650)  

Feb 08 Giuseppi torelli: Italian composer,  

Feb 09 François louis: Prince of conti, french general (b. 1664)  

Feb 19 Tokugawa tsunayoshi: Japanese shogun (b. 1646)  

Mar 08 William cowper/cooper: English anatomist,  

Mar 09 Ralph montagu: 1st duke of montagu, english diplomat  

Jun 14 Gottfried wegner: Composer,  

Jun 30 Edward lhuyd: Welsh scientist (b. 1660)  

Jul 17 Pascal collasse: Composer,  

Sep 04 Jean-francois regnard: French comedic poet/slave in algeria,  

Sep 11 Hamilton: Scottish(?) general (malplaquet),  

Oct 09 Barbara palmer: 1st duchess of cleveland, english mistress of charles ii of england (b. 1640)  

Nov 23 Hans willem baron bentinck: Dutch/english earl of portland,  

Dec 01 A sancta clara: Writer,  

Dec 08 Thomas corneille: French dramatist,  

Jan 01 Johann h h butz: German/dutch organ builder  

Jan 22 Joseph reipel: Composer  

Feb 16 Charles avison: Composer  

Feb 24 Jacques de vaucanson: French inventor  

Mar 01 Josef antonin gurecky: Composer  

Mar 10 Georg steller: German naturalist  

Jun 25 Francesco araja: Composer  

Jul 11 Johan gottschalk wallerius: Swedish chemist