Famous Deaths Happened In 1761
Monday, 16 June 2025
Jan 03 Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73 in the year 1761.
Jan 04 Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on this day in history.
Jan 10 In the year 1761 death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)
Feb 01 Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682) died on this day in history.
Feb 15 On this day in history carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54
Mar 07 On this day in history antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68
Mar 27 Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1761.
Apr 04 Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722) died on this day in history.
Apr 09 In the year 1761 william Law, theologian, dies
Apr 15 In the year 1761 death of archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682)
Apr 17 Thomas Bayes, English mathematician died in the year 1761.
May 14 On this day in history thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50
May 15 On this day in history jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56
Jun 02 Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685) died in the year 1761.
Jun 12 In the year 1761 meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77
Jul 04 Samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689) died on this day in history.
Jul 13 Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712) died in the year 1761.
Aug 03 Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691) died on this day in history.
Sep 08 On this day in history death of bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698)
Sep 19 In the year 1761 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 On this day in history death of alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy
Dec 25 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 in the year 1761.