Famous Deaths In 1781

Jan 12 On this day in history death of richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)

Jan 15 Marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (b. 1718) died in the year 1781.

Jan 17 Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on this day in history.

Jan 22 Johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.

Feb 04 On this day in history josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43

Feb 15 G E Lessing, writer, dies at 52 on this day in history.

Feb 23 In the year 1781 death of george Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716)

Feb 24 Edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713) died on this day in history.

Feb 28 In the year 1781 richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50

Mar 18 On this day in history death of anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (b. 1727)

Apr 23 James Abercrombie, British general (b. 1706) died on this day in history.

Apr 28 Cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1723) died on this day in history.

May 08 Richard Jago, English poet (b. 1715) died on this day in history.

May 18 In the year 1781 death of túpac Amaru II, Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, Túpac Amaru (b. 1742)

May 22 Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.

May 27 In the year 1781 death of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716)

Jul 11 Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.

Jul 23 On this day in history death of john Joachim Zubly, Swiss-born Continental Congressman (b. 1724)

Jul 29 In the year 1781 death of johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713)

Jul 30 Augustin Ullinger, composer, dies at 35 on this day in history.

Sep 28 William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, British diplomat and statesman (b. 1717) died in the year 1781.

Oct 09 Thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1781.

Oct 16 Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (b. 1705) died in the year 1781.

Oct 27 Herman-Francois Delange, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1781.

Nov 02 Jose F de Isla, Spanish Jesuit/author, dies at 78 in the year 1781.

Nov 04 On this day in history death of johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (b. 1721)

Nov 22 John Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 57 in the year 1781.

Nov 24 In the year 1781 death of james Caldwell, American revolutionary (b. 1734)

Dec 16 In the year 1781 georg Simon Lohlein, composer, dies at 56

Jan 20 Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848) was born in the year 1781.

Jan 22 Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer was born in the year 1781.

Jan 26 Achim v Arnim, writer was born on this day in history.

Jan 26 Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) was born on this day in history.

Jan 30 A v Chamisso, writer was born in the year 1781.

Feb 09 Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.

Feb 17 René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born in the year 1781.

Feb 18 Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary was born on this day in history.