Famous Deaths Happened In 1761

Jan 03 In the year 1761 willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73  

Jan 04 On this day in history stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83  

Jan 10 Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  

Feb 01 On this day in history death of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682)  

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

Mar 07 On this day in history antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 17 In the year 1761 death of thomas Bayes, English mathematician  

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 in the year 1761.  

Jun 02 In the year 1761 death of jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685)  

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

Aug 03 Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691) died in the year 1761.  

Sep 08 In the year 1761 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 In the year 1761 death of john Dollond, British optician (b. 1706)  

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

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

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide)  

Jan 29 Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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