Famous Deaths Happened In 1781

Jan 12 Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (b. 1718) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17 On this day in history marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies  

Jan 22 On this day in history johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66  

Feb 04 Josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1781 g E Lessing, writer, dies at 52  

Feb 23 George Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 28 Richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Mar 18 Anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (b. 1727) died in the year 1781.  

Apr 23 James Abercrombie, British general (b. 1706) died in the year 1781.  

Apr 28 In the year 1781 death of cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1723)  

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

May 18 On this day in history death of túpac Amaru II, Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, Túpac Amaru (b. 1742)  

May 22 In the year 1781 garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45  

May 27 On this day in history death of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716)  

Jul 11 In the year 1781 adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60  

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

Jul 29 Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

Jul 30 Augustin Ullinger, composer, dies at 35 in the year 1781.  

Sep 28 William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, British diplomat and statesman (b. 1717) died on this day in history.  

Oct 09 On this day in history thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly, composer, dies at 49  

Oct 16 On this day in history death of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (b. 1705)  

Oct 27 Herman-Francois Delange, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 04 Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (b. 1721) died in the year 1781.  

Nov 22 On this day in history john Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 57  

Nov 24 James Caldwell, American revolutionary (b. 1734) died on this day in history.  

Dec 16 On this day in history georg Simon Lohlein, composer, dies at 56  

Jan 20 Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 In the year 1781 birth of francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer  

Jan 26 Achim v Arnim, writer was born in the year 1781.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)  

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

Feb 18 On this day in history birth of henry Martyn, Truro, missionary