Famous Deaths Happened In 1747
Friday, 20 February 2026
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) 


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