Famous Deaths In 1761

Jan 03 On this day in history willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73

Jan 04 In the year 1761 stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83

Jan 10 Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) died in the year 1761.

Feb 01 In the year 1761 death of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682)

Feb 15 Carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1761.

Mar 07 Antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.

Mar 27 In the year 1761 johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72

Apr 04 On this day in history death of theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722)

Apr 09 William Law, theologian, dies in the year 1761.

Apr 15 Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682) died on this day in history.

Apr 17 Thomas Bayes, English mathematician died on this day in history.

May 14 In the year 1761 thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50

May 15 Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56 on this day in history.

Jun 02 Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685) died on this day in history.

Jun 12 Meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1761.

Jul 04 In the year 1761 death of samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689)

Jul 13 Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712) died on this day in history.

Aug 03 Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691) died on this day in history.

Sep 08 In the year 1761 death of bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698)

Sep 19 On this day in history peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69

Nov 30 In the year 1761 death of john Dollond, British optician (b. 1706)

Dec 23 In the year 1761 death of alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy

Dec 25 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 on this day in history.

Jan 17 James Hall, Scotland, geologist was born on this day in history.

Jan 20 Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer was born in the year 1761.

Jan 23 Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) was born in the year 1761.

Jan 29 Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14) was born in the year 1761.

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)

Feb 22 In the year 1761 birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer

Feb 22 Jacob Kimball, composer was born in the year 1761.