Famous Deaths Happened In 1761

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

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 In the year 1761 death of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682)  

Feb 15 Carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Mar 07 In the year 1761 antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68  

Mar 27 In the year 1761 johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72  

Apr 04 Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722) died in the year 1761.  

Apr 09 On this day in history william Law, theologian, dies  

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

Apr 17 On this day in history death of thomas Bayes, English mathematician  

May 14 In the year 1761 thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50  

May 15 Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56 in the year 1761.  

Jun 02 Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685) died in the year 1761.  

Jun 12 On this day in history meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77  

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

Jul 13 On this day in history 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 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 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 In the year 1761 birth of james Hall, Scotland, geologist  

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

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)  

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

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

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