Notable Deaths In 1755

Jan 07 Gallus zeiler: Composer,  

Jan 15 Azzolino bernardino della ciaia: Composer,  

Feb 10 Montesquieu: French writer (b. 1689)  

Feb 11 Francesco scipione: Marchese di maffei, italian archaeologist (b. 1675)  

Mar 02 Louis de rouvroy: Duc de saint-simon, french writer (b. 1675)  

Mar 24 Theodor christleib reinhold: Composer,  

Apr 06 Richard rawlinson: English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690)  

Jul 09 E braddock: British gen, mortally wounded during french & indian war  

Jul 13 Edward braddock: British general,  

Aug 22 Caspar burman: Historian/mayor (utrecht),  

Sep 08 Ephraim williams: American philanthropist (b. 1715)  

Sep 09 Johann lorenz von mosheim: German historian (b. 1694)  

Sep 24 Georg gebel: Composer,  

Sep 30 Francesco durante: Composer,  

Oct 04 Samuel von cocceji: German lawyer,  

Oct 16 Saint gerard majella: Catholic saint (b. 1725)  

Oct 22 Elisha williams: American rector of yale college (b. 1694)  

Oct 28 Joseph bodin de boismortier: Composer,  

Nov 11 Johan van de bergh: Leids regent,  

Nov 25 Johann georg pisendel: German violist/composer,  

Dec 01 Maurice greene: Composer,  

Dec 21 Caspar ruetz: Composer,  

Jan 11 Alexander hamilton: 1st united states secretary of the treasury  

Jan 11 Alexander hamilton: Charlestown, nevis, west indies, 1st united states secretary of the treasury  

Feb 03 Florido tomeoni: Composer  

Feb 11 Albert christoph dies: Composer  

Feb 13 Francois alexander sallantin: Composer  

Feb 19 Pieter g van overstraten: Governor-general of neth-indies  

Mar 02 Antoine-frederic gresnick: Composer  

Mar 10 Philipp christoph kayser: Composer