Famous Deaths Happened In 1779

Jan 03 Claude bourgelat: French veterinary surgeon (b. 1712)  

Jan 20 John burman: Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens),  

Jan 22 Claudius smith: American revolutionary war loyalist (b. 1736)  

Feb 02 Georg philipp kress: Composer,  

Feb 07 William boyce: Composer,  

Feb 14 James cook: Scottish explorer killed by native hawaiians near kealakekua on the island of hawaii at 50  

Feb 16 William boyce: English organist/composer (cathedral music),  

Feb 24 Paul daniel longolius: German encylopedist (b. 1704)  

Feb 27 Jan nepveu: Dutch gov-gen of suriname (1769-79),  

Apr 06 Tommaso mfs traetta: Italian opera composer (farnace),  

Apr 24 Eleazar wheelock: American founder of dartmouth college (b. 1711)  

May 03 John winthrop: American astronomer (b. 1714)  

May 11 John heart: Us farmer (signed decl of independence),  

Jun 07 William warburton: English critic and bishop of gloucester (b. 1698)  

Jun 16 Sir francis bernard: Governor of new jersey and massachusetts (b. 1712)  

Jun 23 Ras mikael sehul: Warlord of ethiopia (b. about 1691)  

Jun 29 Anton r mengs: German writer/neo-classic painter madrid,  

Jul 14 George ross: Us judge/signer (declaration of independence),  

Aug 03 Henry kobell: Dutch painter/cartoonist,  

Aug 24 Saint cosmas of aetolia: Greek orthodox martyr (b. 1714)  

Sep 02 Onno zwier van hairs: Fries poet (agon),  

Sep 12 Richard grenville-temple: 2nd earl temple, english politician (b. 1711)  

Oct 11 Casimir pulaski: General,  

Oct 28 Raphael weiss: Composer,  

Nov 10 Joseph hewes: Us merchant/signer (decl of independence),  

Nov 13 Thomas chippendale: English furniture maker,  

Nov 16 Pehr kalm: Finnish explorer and naturalist (b. 1716)  

Dec 06 Jean-baptiste-siméon chardin: French painter (b. 1699)  

Dec 08 Nathan alcock: English physician (b. 1707)  

Dec 15 Manuel jeronimo romero de avila: Composer,  

Dec 18 Jan punt: Engraver/illustrator/actor (gideonschool),  

Dec 23 Augustus hervey: 3rd earl of bristol, british admiral and politician (b. 1724)  

Dec 28 Gennaro manna: Composer,  

Jan 01 William clowes: English printer  

Jan 05 Stephen decatur: Us, naval hero (war of 1812)  

Jan 05 Zebulon montgomery pike: Explorer (pike's peak)  

Jan 08 John white: Composer  

Jan 15 Jean coralli: Paris, ballet producer/choreographer  

Jan 18 Peter roget: Thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)  

Jan 22 Stefano pavesi: Composer  

Jan 24 Elizabeth alexeievna (louise of baden): Russian tsarina