Famous Deaths Happened In 1747

Jan 16 Barthold heinrich brockes: German poet (b. 1680)  

Jan 19 Johann bode: "discoverer" of bode's law,  

Feb 01 Jacobus e j capitein: Dutch slave/vicar/merchant,  

Mar 09 Jacob campo weyerman: S neth adventurer/painter/writer,  

Mar 16 Christian augustus of anhalt-zerbst: Father of catherine ii of russia (b. 1690)  

Mar 23 Claude alexandre de bonneval: French soldier (b. 1675)  

Apr 02 Johann j dillenius: German botanist,  

Apr 07 Leopold i: Prince of anhalt-dessau, prussian field marshal (b. 1676)  

Apr 09 Lord lovat: English jacobiet,  

May 09 John dalrymple: 2nd earl of stair, scottish soldier and diplomat (b. 1673)  

May 28 Luc de clapiers: Marquis de vauvenargues, french writer (b. 1715)  

May 31 Andrei osterman: Russian statesman (b. 1686)  

Jun 06 Jean barriere: Composer,  

Jun 19 Alessandro marcello: Composer,  

Jul 09 Giovanni battista bononcini: Italian opera-composer,  

Jul 16 Giuseppe maria crespi: Painter/etcher,  

Aug 08 Madeleine de verchères: New france heroine (b. 1678)  

Sep 15 Johann gotthilf ziegler: Composer,  

Oct 10 John potter: Archbishop of canterbury (b. 1674)  

Nov 17 Alain r lesage: French author (le diable boiteux),  

Dec 02 Vincent bourne: English classical scholar (b. 1695)  

Dec 11 Edmund curll: English bookseller (b. ca. 1675)  

Jan 10 Abraham l breguet: French clock maker  

Jan 15 John aikin: English doctor and writer  

Feb 03 Samuel osgood: American patriot  

Feb 04 Tadeusz kosciusko: Poland, patriot, (ny bridge)  

Feb 17 Narciso casanovas: Composer  

Feb 28 Justin morgan: Composer  

Mar 03 Kasamir pulaski: Us general (revolutionary war)  

Mar 04 Casimir pulaski: Count/american revolutionary war general