Famous Deaths Happened 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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 04 In the year 1761 death of theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722)  

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

Apr 15 Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682) died in the year 1761.  

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 On this day in history meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77  

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

Jul 13 In the year 1761 death of tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712)  

Aug 03 In the year 1761 death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)  

Sep 08 Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 20 In the year 1761 birth of giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 22 Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 In the year 1761 birth of jacob Kimball, composer