Famous Deaths Happened In 1770
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Jan 07 Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician (b. 1695) died on this day in history. 


Jan 20 Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722) died in the year 1770. 


Feb 22 Christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution died in the year 1770. 


Feb 26 In the year 1770 francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 


Mar 05 In the year 1770 death of crispus Attuks, slave, is 1st of 5 killed during Boston Massacre 


Mar 27 Giovanni B Tiepolo, Italian painter (Banquet of Cleopatra), dies at 73 on this day in history. 


Apr 19 Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1770. 


Apr 25 Jean-Antoine Nollet, French abbot and physicist (b. 1700) died in the year 1770. 


Apr 28 Marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60 in the year 1770. 


May 04 Christian Gottfried Krause, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1770. 


May 10 On this day in history charles Avison, composer, dies at 61 


May 30 In the year 1770 death of françois Boucher, French painter (b. 1703) 


Jun 23 Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (b. 1721) died on this day in history. 


Jul 14 David 't Kindt, Flemish architect (Mammelokker, Ghent), dies at 71 in the year 1770. 


Jul 16 Francis Cotes, English painter (b. 1726) died in the year 1770. 


Jul 26 Michael Schevenstuhl, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1770. 


Jul 27 On this day in history death of robert Dinwiddie, British colonial governor of Virginia (b. 1693) 


Aug 24 In the year 1770 thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies 


Aug 26 On this day in history domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42 


Sep 09 In the year 1770 bernard S Albinus, [Weiss], German surgeon/anatomist, dies at 73 


Sep 30 Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, English politician and diplomat died on this day in history. 


Oct 01 Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history. 


Oct 18 In the year 1770 death of john Manners, Marquess of Granby, British soldier (b. 1721) 


Nov 09 John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician died on this day in history. 


Nov 13 George Grenville, British premier (1763-65)/Stamp Act, dies at 58 in the year 1770. 


Nov 17 Gian Francesco de Majo, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1770. 


Nov 24 On this day in history death of charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (b. 1685) 


Dec 05 James Stirling, Scot mathematician (Formula of Stirling), dies at 78 on this day in history. 


Dec 09 Gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history. 


Dec 10 In the year 1770 theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 


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