Famous Deaths Happened In 1776

Mar 05 Yeongjo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1694) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10 On this day in history death of Élie Catherine Fréron, French critic (b. 1719)  

Mar 24 On this day in history death of john Harrison, English clockmaker (b. 1693)  

Mar 26 Samuel Ward, American politician (b. 1725) died on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Apr 22 In the year 1776 johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer, dies at 67  

Apr 24 Carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Apr 29 On this day in history death of edward Wortley Montagu, English traveler and writer (b. 1713)  

May 04 In the year 1776 death of jacques Saly, French sculptor (b. 1717)  

May 06 On this day in history james Kent, composer, dies at 76  

May 13 Anton de Haen, medical Ratio medendi, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Jun 20 On this day in history death of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (b. 1704)  

Jun 27 Thomas Hickey, plan to hand George Washington to British, executed died on this day in history.  

Jun 28 In the year 1776 death of thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged  

Jul 01 In the year 1776 death of francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War  

Jul 07 In the year 1776 death of jeremiah Markland, English classical scholar (b. 1693)  

Jul 10 Richard Peters, English-born clergyman (b. 1704) died in the year 1776.  

Aug 02 On this day in history death of louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (b. 1717)  

Aug 25 David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  

Sep 22 Nathan Hale, US captain/patriot/spy, hanged by British at 21 died on this day in history.  

Oct 17 On this day in history death of pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (b. 1681)  

Nov 17 James Ferguson, British astronomer (b. 1710) died in the year 1776.  

Nov 22 On this day in history johann Caspar Simon, composer, dies at 75  

Nov 26 Dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies in the year 1776.  

Dec 26 Johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel  

Jan 24 Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine) was born in the year 1776.  

Feb 11 Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen (1827-31) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 11 In the year 1776 birth of ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek diplomat of the Russian Empire and first head of state of independent Greece (d. 1831)  

Feb 18 John Parry, composer was born in the year 1776.  

Feb 21 In the year 1776 birth of vincenzo Lavigna, composer  

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of john Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47)  

Mar 10 On this day in history birth of luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III