Famous Deaths Happened In 1769

Jan 18 Hakuin Ekaku, Zen teacher (reformer of Rinzai school), dies in Japan on this day in history.  

Jan 24 On this day in history death of françois de Chevert, French general (b. 1695)  

Feb 02 Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 in the year 1769.  

Mar 27 Josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Apr 20 On this day in history death of pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered  

Jun 01 In the year 1769 death of edward Holyoke, President of Harvard University (b. 1689)  

Aug 02 In the year 1769 death of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689)  

Aug 29 Edmond Hoyle, games expert, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.  

Oct 09 In the year 1769 marianus Konigsperger, composer, dies at 60  

Nov 23 In the year 1769 death of constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (b. 1711)  

Dec 13 On this day in history c F Gellert, writer, dies at 54  

Dec 30 In the year 1769 death of nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Austrian soldier (b. 1685)  

Jan 05 Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo)  

Jan 17 Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer was born in the year 1769.  

Feb 04 On this day in history birth of samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802)  

Feb 13 Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844) was born in the year 1769.  

Mar 02 On this day in history birth of deWitt Clinton, (Gov/Sen-NY)  

Mar 07 Josef Alois Ladurner, composer was born in the year 1769.