Notable Deaths In 1764

Mar 06 Philip yorke: 1st earl of hardwicke, lord chancellor of england (b. 1690)  

Mar 17 George parker: English astronomer,  

Mar 30 Pietro antonio locatelli: Italian violinist/composer,  

Apr 14 Peder [nielsen] horrebow: Danish astronomer,  

Apr 15 Jeanne-antoinette-poison lenormant d'etoiles: Marquis de pomador,  

Apr 17 Johann mattheson: German composer/musicologist,  

Apr 27 Jaime de casellas: Composer,  

May 03 Francesco algarotti: Italian earl/encyclopedist,  

May 10 Picander: [christian henrici], german writer (die weiberprobe),  

Jun 03 Hans a brorson: Danish poet/bishop of ribe,  

Jun 11 Christoph stoltzenberg: Composer,  

Jun 29 Ralph allen: English businessman and politician (b. 1693)  

Jul 07 William pulteney: 1st earl of bath, english politician (b. 1683)  

Jul 16 Ivan vi: Emperor of russia (1740-41), murdered at 23  

Jul 17 Johann mattheson: German composer,  

Jul 23 Gilbert tennent: Irish-born religious leader (b. 1703)  

Sep 02 Nathaniel bliss: English astronomer royal (b. 1700)  

Sep 12 Jean philippe rameau: French composer (castor en pollux),  

Sep 23 Robert dodsley: English writer (b. 1703)  

Sep 26 Benito jerónimo feijóo y montenegro: Spanish scholar (b. 1767)  

Oct 02 William cavendish: 4th duke of devonshire, prime minister of the united kingdom  

Oct 22 Jean marie i'aine leclair: Composer,  

Oct 23 Emmanuel-auguste de cahideuc: Comte dubois de la motte, french naval officer (b. 1683)  

Oct 26 William hogarth: British painter (b. 1697)  

Nov 20 Christian goldbach: German mathematician,  

Nov 30 Dieudonne raick: Composer,  

Jan 01 John kinker: Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (minderjarige zangster)  

Feb 04 Carel h verhuell: Dutch/french vice-admiral/minister of navy  

Feb 08 Joseph leopold von eybler: Austrian composer  

Feb 11 Marie-joseph de chénier: French poet (cajus graechus)  

Feb 13 Talleyrand: France/napolean's foreign minster  

Feb 15 Jens i baggesen: Danish writer/linguist (danske v'rker)  

Feb 22 Alexander campbell: Composer  

Feb 28 Robert haldane: Scottish theologist/philanthropist