Famous Deaths Happened In 1776
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
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, 


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