Famous Deaths Happened In 1776

Mar 05 Yeongjo of joseon: Ruler of korea (b. 1694)  

Mar 10 Élie catherine fréron: French critic (b. 1719)  

Mar 24 John harrison: English clockmaker (b. 1693)  

Mar 26 Samuel ward: American politician (b. 1725)  

Apr 19 Jacob israel emden: [jacob ben tswi], german rabbi,  

Apr 22 Johann adolph scheibe: German music theroist/composer,  

Apr 24 Carolus van de abeele: Flemish jesuit,  

Apr 29 Edward wortley montagu: English traveler and writer (b. 1713)  

May 04 Jacques saly: French sculptor (b. 1717)  

May 06 James kent: Composer,  

May 13 Anton de haen: Medical ratio medendi,  

Jun 10 Leopold widhalm: Austrian luthier (b. 1722)  

Jun 20 Benjamin huntsman: English inventor and manufacturer (b. 1704)  

Jun 27 Thomas hickey: Plan to hand george washington to british, executed  

Jun 28 Thomas hickey: American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged  

Jul 01 Francis salvador: 1st jew to die in american revolutionary war  

Jul 07 Jeremiah markland: English classical scholar (b. 1693)  

Jul 10 Richard peters: English-born clergyman (b. 1704)  

Aug 02 Louis françois i: Prince of conti, french military leader (b. 1717)  

Aug 25 David hume: Scottish philosopher and historian (b. 1711)  

Sep 22 Nathan hale: Us captain/patriot/spy, hanged by british at 21  

Oct 17 Pierre françois le courayer: French theologian (b. 1681)  

Nov 17 James ferguson: British astronomer (b. 1710)  

Nov 22 Johann caspar simon: Composer,  

Nov 26 Dov baer of mezhirech: Hassidic rabbi,  

Dec 26 Johann gottlieb rall: Hessian colonel/mercenary,  

Jan 06 Ferdinand von schill: Prussian officer/rebel  

Jan 24 Ernst theodor amadeus hoffmann: German writer/judge/composer (undine)  

Feb 11 Joannis capodistrias: Greek governor of troezen (1827-31)  

Feb 11 Ioannis kapodistrias: Greek diplomat of the russian empire and first head of state of independent greece  

Feb 18 John parry: Composer  

Feb 21 Vincenzo lavigna: Composer  

Feb 23 John walter ii: London, chief proprietor (the times, 1812-47)  

Mar 10 Luise: Queen of prussia/wife of frederik willem iii