Famous Deaths In 1755

Jan 07 Gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 10 Montesquieu, French writer (b. 1689) died in the year 1755.  

Feb 11 In the year 1755 death of francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675)  

Mar 02 Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (b. 1675) died in the year 1755.  

Mar 24 Theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 06 In the year 1755 death of richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690)  

Jul 09 E Braddock, British Gen, mortally wounded during French & Indian War died in the year 1755.  

Jul 13 On this day in history edward Braddock, British general, dies in battle at Pittsburgh  

Aug 22 Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies in the year 1755.  

Sep 08 In the year 1755 death of ephraim Williams, American philanthropist (b. 1715)  

Sep 09 Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, German historian (b. 1694) died in the year 1755.  

Sep 24 Georg Gebel, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Sep 30 Francesco Durante, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Oct 04 On this day in history samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer, dies  

Oct 16 Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (b. 1725) died in the year 1755.  

Oct 22 Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (b. 1694) died on this day in history.  

Oct 28 In the year 1755 joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65  

Nov 11 On this day in history johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, dies at 91  

Nov 25 Johann Georg Pisendel, German violist/composer, dies at 76 in the year 1755.  

Dec 01 In the year 1755 maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59  

Dec 21 Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 in the year 1755.  

Jan 11 Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Alexander Hamilton, Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804) was born in the year 1755.  

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of florido Tomeoni, composer  

Feb 11 Albert Christoph Dies, composer was born in the year 1755.  

Feb 13 In the year 1755 birth of francois Alexander Sallantin, composer  

Feb 19 On this day in history birth of pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies  

Mar 02 In the year 1755 birth of antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer  

Mar 10 In the year 1755 birth of philipp Christoph Kayser, composer