Famous Deaths Happened In 1776

Mar 05 On this day in history death of yeongjo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1694)  

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

Mar 24 John Harrison, English clockmaker (b. 1693) died in the year 1776.  

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 in the year 1776.  

Apr 22 On this day in history johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer, dies at 67  

Apr 24 Carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84 in the year 1776.  

Apr 29 Edward Wortley Montagu, English traveler and writer (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

May 04 On this day in history death of jacques Saly, French sculptor (b. 1717)  

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

May 13 In the year 1776 anton de Haen, medical Ratio medendi, dies at 71  

Jun 10 Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (b. 1722) died in the year 1776.  

Jun 20 Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (b. 1704) died in the year 1776.  

Jun 27 In the year 1776 death of thomas Hickey, plan to hand George Washington to British, executed  

Jun 28 On this day in history death of thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged  

Jul 01 Francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War died in the year 1776.  

Jul 07 Jeremiah Markland, English classical scholar (b. 1693) died in the year 1776.  

Jul 10 On this day in history death of richard Peters, English-born clergyman (b. 1704)  

Aug 02 Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (b. 1717) died on this day in history.  

Aug 25 David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (b. 1711) died in the year 1776.  

Sep 22 Nathan Hale, US captain/patriot/spy, hanged by British at 21 died in the year 1776.  

Oct 17 Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (b. 1681) died in the year 1776.  

Nov 17 James Ferguson, British astronomer (b. 1710) died on this day in history.  

Nov 22 Johann Caspar Simon, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1776.  

Nov 26 In the year 1776 dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies  

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

Jan 06 In the year 1776 birth of ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel  

Jan 24 Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 11 Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen (1827-31) was born in the year 1776.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of vincenzo Lavigna, composer  

Feb 23 John Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47) was born on this day in history.  

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