Notable Deaths In 1775

Jan 08 John baskerville: English printer/type designer,  

Jan 10 Jemeljan pugatshov: Russian kosak leader/"czar peter iii",  

Jan 11 Yemelyan pugachov: Don cossack rebel, executed by tsarist russia  

Jan 15 Giovanni battista sammartini: Composer,  

Feb 05 Eusebius amort: German catholic theologian (b. 1692)  

Feb 06 William dowdeswell: English politician (b. 1721)  

Feb 15 Peter dens: Flemish catholic theologian (b. 1690)  

Jun 11 Egidio romoaldo duni: Italian composer,  

Jun 17 Major john pitcairn: British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722)  

Jun 23 Karl ludwig: Freiherr von pöllnitz, german adventurer and writer (b. 1692)  

Jul 11 Simon boerum: American continental congressman (b. 1724)  

Aug 06 Heinrich nikolaus gerber: Composer,  

Sep 07 Johann georg holzbogen: Composer,  

Sep 16 Allen bathurst: 1st earl bathurst, english privy councillor (b. 1684)  

Sep 18 Andrew foulis: Bookseller/printer,  

Oct 02 Chiyo-ni: Japanese poet (b. 1703)  

Oct 14 Johann jacob rowalt: Composer,  

Oct 18 Christian august crusius: German philosopher and theologian (b. 1715)  

Oct 21 Peyton randolph: American president of the continental congress (b. 1721)  

Nov 16 Marian paradeiser: Composer,  

Nov 21 John hill: British writer  

Nov 24 Lorenzo ricci: Italian jesuit leader (b. 1703)  

Nov 29 Lorenzo somis: Composer,  

Dec 07 Charles saunders: British admiral  

Dec 28 Peter a van de parra: Gov-gen of (neth in  

Dec 31 Richard montgomery: General,  

Jan 20 André-marie ampère: French physicist  

Jan 21 Manuel garcia: Composer  

Jan 27 Friedrich von schelling: Germany, philosopher (views on christianity)  

Jan 27 Manuel del popolo vicente rodriguez garcia: Spanish tenor/composer  

Jan 28 Peter the great: Russia  

Jan 30 Walter savage landor: Warwick, critic/writer (imaginary conversation)  

Feb 05 Margaretha j de neufville: Author (small pligten)  

Feb 09 Farkas/wolfgang bolyai: Hungary, mathematician (parallel axiom)