Famous Deaths In 1761

Jan 03 In the year 1761 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 In the year 1761 death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)

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

Feb 15 Carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1761.

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

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 William Law, theologian, dies in the year 1761.

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

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

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

Dec 23 Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy died on this day in history.

Dec 25 In the year 1761 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of james Hall, Scotland, geologist

Jan 20 On this day in history birth of giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer

Jan 23 Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) was born on this day in history.

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

Feb 01 In the year 1761 birth of christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)

Feb 16 Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.

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

Feb 22 Jacob Kimball, composer was born in the year 1761.