Famous Deaths In 1787

Jan 01 Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 in the year 1787.  

Feb 12 Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 On this day in history death of ruÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)  

Mar 02 On this day in history jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73  

Mar 11 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 in the year 1787.  

Apr 01 On this day in history death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)  

Apr 02 Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died in the year 1787.  

May 10 William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died in the year 1787.  

May 13 Johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

May 28 Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 in the year 1787.  

Jun 20 On this day in history carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63  

Jul 04 On this day in history charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71  

Aug 01 In the year 1787 alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90  

Aug 13 Isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 05 In the year 1787 thomas Stone, US attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44  

Oct 07 Henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  

Oct 30 Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Nov 03 Robert Lowth, British bishop and grammarian (b. 1710) died in the year 1787.  

Nov 15 Christoph W Ritter von Gluck, composer (Iphigénie Tauride), dies at 73 in the year 1787.  

Nov 23 Anton Schweitzer, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1787.  

Dec 18 Soame Jenyns, English writer (b. 1704) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05 John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born in the year 1787.  

Jan 13 John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born in the year 1787.  

Feb 13 James P Carrell, composer was born in the year 1787.  

Feb 16 Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 23 Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 06 On this day in history birth of joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)  

Mar 08 Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery was born on this day in history.