Famous Deaths In 1761

Jan 03 Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73 on this day in history.

Jan 04 Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 in the year 1761.

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

Feb 01 Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682) died in the year 1761.

Feb 15 In the year 1761 carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54

Mar 07 Antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1761.

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 in the year 1761.

Apr 09 In the year 1761 william Law, theologian, dies

Apr 15 On this day in history death of archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682)

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

May 14 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50 in the year 1761.

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 on this day in history.

Jul 04 Samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689) died in the year 1761.

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

Aug 03 On this day in history death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)

Sep 08 In the year 1761 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 Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy died in the year 1761.

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 in the year 1761.

Jan 20 Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 29 In the year 1761 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 In the year 1761 birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of jacob Kimball, composer