Famous Deaths Happened In 1761

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

Jan 04 Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 10 On this day in history death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)  

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

Feb 15 On this day in history carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54  

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

Mar 27 Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1761.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 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 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 In the year 1761 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 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 in the year 1761.  

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

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

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