Famous Deaths Happened In 1772
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Feb 10 In the year 1772 jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75
Feb 18 Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712) died on this day in history.
Mar 02 Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 in the year 1772.
Mar 11 George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1772.
Mar 21 Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) died on this day in history.
Mar 22 John Canton, English physicist (b. 1718) died on this day in history.
Mar 26 Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704) died on this day in history.
Mar 29 Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688) died in the year 1772.
Apr 19 In the year 1772 johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66
Apr 28 Johann Friedrich Struensee, physician of Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1737) died in the year 1772.
May 01 On this day in history gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52
May 11 On this day in history death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged
May 22 Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687) died on this day in history.
Jun 12 In the year 1772 death of marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (b. 1724)
Jun 15 Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 on this day in history.
Jun 18 Gerard of Swieten, botanist/painter of Maria Theresia, dies at 72 on this day in history.
Aug 21 In the year 1772 alessandro Felici, composer, dies at 29
Aug 31 William Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695) died on this day in history.
Sep 30 James Brindley, English engineer (b. 1716) died in the year 1772.
Oct 07 John Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720) died in the year 1772.
Oct 08 In the year 1772 jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60
Nov 05 Johannes Schmidlin, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1772.
Nov 10 On this day in history death of pedro Antonio Joaquim Correa da Serra Garção, Portuguese poet (b. 1724)
Nov 11 John Mauritius Quinkhard, portrait painter, dies at 84 in the year 1772.
Nov 19 William Nelson, American colonial governor of Virginia (b. 1711) died on this day in history.
Dec 12 On this day in history johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41
Dec 28 In the year 1772 ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82