Notable Deaths In 1781

Jan 12 Richard challoner: English catholic prelate (b. 1691)  

Jan 15 Marianne victoria of borbón: Queen regent of portugal (b. 1718)  

Jan 17 Marie de negre dables: Marquess,  

Jan 22 Johann siebenkas: Composer,  

Feb 04 Josef myslivecek: Composer,  

Feb 15 G e lessing: Writer,  

Feb 23 George taylor: American signer of the declaration of independence (bc. 1716)  

Feb 24 Edward capell: English critic (b. 1713)  

Feb 28 Richard stockton: Us attorney (signed decl of ind),  

Mar 18 Anne robert turgot: French statesman (b. 1727)  

Apr 23 James abercrombie: British general (b. 1706)  

Apr 28 Cornelius harnett: American delegate to the continental congress (b. 1723)  

May 08 Richard jago: English poet (b. 1715)  

May 18 Túpac amaru ii: Peruvian indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last inca ruler, túpac amaru (b. 1742)  

May 22 Garret wesley mornington: Composer,  

May 27 Giovanni battista beccaria: Italian physicist (b. 1716)  

Jul 11 Adolph carl kunzen: Composer,  

Jul 23 John joachim zubly: Swiss-born continental congressman (b. 1724)  

Jul 29 Johann kies: German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713)  

Jul 30 Augustin ullinger: Composer,  

Sep 28 William henry nassau de zuylestein: 4th earl of rochford, british diplomat and statesman (b. 1717)  

Oct 09 Thomas alexander erskine kelly: Composer,  

Oct 16 Edward hawke: 1st baron hawke, british naval officer (b. 1705)  

Oct 27 Herman-francois delange: Composer,  

Nov 02 Jose f de isla: Spanish jesuit/author,  

Nov 04 Johann nikolaus götz: German poet (b. 1721)  

Nov 22 John ekels: The old, amsterdam painter/cartoonist,  

Nov 24 James caldwell: American revolutionary (b. 1734)  

Dec 16 Georg simon lohlein: Composer,  

Jan 20 Joseph hormayr freiherr zu hortenburg: Austrian politician  

Jan 22 Francois-antoine habeneck: Composer  

Jan 26 Achim v arnim: Writer  

Jan 26 Ludwig joachim "achim" von arnim: German poet (des knaben wunderhorn)  

Jan 30 A v chamisso: Writer  

Feb 09 Johann baptist von spix: German scientist  

Feb 17 René-theophile-hyacinthe lannec: France, inventor (stethoscope)  

Feb 18 Henry martyn: Truro, missionary