Famous Deaths Happened In 1716

Jan 01 William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75 in the year 1716.  

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

Mar 08 In the year 1716 harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69  

Mar 10 Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 14 Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral died on this day in history.  

Apr 26 On this day in history death of john Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651)  

Apr 28 Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673) died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 05 Roger Cotes, English mathematician (b. 1682) died in the year 1716.  

Jun 08 Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658) died on this day in history.  

Jun 09 In the year 1716 death of banda Bahadur, Sikh military commander (executed)  

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

Jul 08 Robert South, English churchman (b. 1634) died in the year 1716.  

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

Aug 03 In the year 1716 sebastian Duron, composer, dies at 56  

Sep 25 In the year 1716 johann Christoph Pez, composer, dies at 52  

Sep 26 Antoine Parent, French mathematician (b. 1666) died on this day in history.  

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

Oct 28 Stephen Fox, British politician (b. 1627) died in the year 1716.  

Nov 02 Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (b. 1651) died in the year 1716.  

Nov 14 Gottfried W Leibniz, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 13 Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640) died in the year 1716.  

Jan 12 In the year 1716 birth of antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general (d. 1795)  

Jan 15 Philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence) was born in the year 1716.  

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

Jan 20 On this day in history birth of king Charles III of Spain (d. 1788)  

Jan 20 Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French writer and numismatist (d. 1795) was born in the year 1716.  

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

Feb 18 Gaspard Fritz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 06 Pehr Kalm, Swedish explorer and naturalist (d. 1779) was born in the year 1716.