Famous Deaths Happened In 1759

Jan 01 Jacques-Joachim Trotti, marquis de La Chétardie, French adventurer (b. 1705) died on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed died on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79 in the year 1759.  

Jan 12 In the year 1759 anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49  

Feb 15 In the year 1759 alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89  

Mar 11 On this day in history death of john Forbes, British general (b. 1710)  

Apr 08 On this day in history francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 14 Georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Apr 20 On this day in history death of georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey  

May 12 Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. 1700) died on this day in history.  

Jun 12 On this day in history william Collins, English poet (Ode to Simplicity), dies at 37  

Jun 19 Charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.  

Jul 25 In the year 1759 johann C Altnikol, German organist/klavecinist/composer, dies at 39  

Jul 27 In the year 1759 pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, biologist/astronomer, dies at 60  

Aug 06 Eugene Aram, English philologist (b. 1704) died on this day in history.  

Aug 08 Karl Heinrich Graun, German composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Aug 10 In the year 1759 ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46  

Aug 24 Ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44 in the year 1759.  

Sep 04 On this day in history girolamo Chiti, composer, dies at 80  

Sep 10 Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian explorer (b. 1703) died on this day in history.  

Sep 13 On this day in history james Wolfe, British general (Plains of Abraham), dies in battle at 32  

Sep 14 On this day in history louis Joseph Montcalm, French general (Plains of Abraham), dies at 47  

Sep 18 James Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed died in the year 1759.  

Sep 28 Cornelis Pronk, portrait painter/cartoonist, dies at 67 in the year 1759.  

Oct 10 Granville Elliott, British military officer (b. 1713) died in the year 1759.  

Oct 13 In the year 1759 death of john Henley, English minister (b. 1692)  

Nov 29 Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1687) died in the year 1759.  

Jan 04 Maria Rosa Coccia, composer was born in the year 1759.  

Jan 05 Jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist  

Jan 21 Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot was born in the year 1759.  

Jan 25 In the year 1759 birth of robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet (Auld Lang Syne)  

Jan 31 In the year 1759 birth of francois Devienne, composer  

Feb 15 Friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 27 In the year 1759 birth of johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer