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 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 Carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.

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

Mar 27 Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.

Apr 04 Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722) died on this day in history.

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

Apr 15 In the year 1761 death of archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682)

Apr 17 In the year 1761 death of thomas Bayes, English mathematician

May 14 In the year 1761 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 On this day in history death of jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685)

Jun 12 In the year 1761 meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77

Jul 04 On this day in history death of samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689)

Jul 13 Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712) died in the year 1761.

Aug 03 Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691) died in the year 1761.

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 John Dollond, British optician (b. 1706) died on this day in history.

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

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

Jan 17 James Hall, Scotland, geologist was born in the year 1761.

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

Jan 23 In the year 1761 birth of friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide)

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14)

Feb 01 Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.

Feb 16 Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) was born in the year 1761.

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer

Feb 22 Jacob Kimball, composer was born on this day in history.