Notable Deaths In 1787

Jan 01 Arthur middleton: Us farmer (signed decl of independence),  

Feb 12 Ruggiero boscovich: Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher,  

Feb 13 RuÄ‘er boÅ¡ković: Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)  

Mar 02 Jean some allamand: French theologist/natural philosopher,  

Mar 11 Maximilian jlp gardel: French ballet dancer/choreographer,  

Apr 01 Floyer sydenham: English classical scholar (b. 1710)  

Apr 02 Thomas gage: British general (b. 1719)  

May 10 William watson: English physician and scientist (b. 1715)  

May 13 Johann michael malzat: Composer,  

May 28 Johann georg leopold mozart: Austrian composer,  

Jun 20 Carl friedrich abel: German/british viola player/composer,  

Jul 04 Charles: Prince de rohan-soubise, marshal of france,  

Aug 01 Alfonsus m de' liguori: Italian theologist/bishop/saint,  

Aug 13 Isaac de pinto: Merchant/lender/dutch states-general,  

Oct 05 Thomas stone: Us attorney/signer (dec of ind),  

Oct 07 Henry muhlenberg: German-born founder of the u.s. lutheran church (b. 1711)  

Oct 30 Ferdinando galiani: Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat,  

Nov 03 Robert lowth: British bishop and grammarian (b. 1710)  

Nov 15 Christoph w ritter von gluck: Composer (iphigénie tauride),  

Nov 23 Anton schweitzer: Composer,  

Dec 18 Soame jenyns: English writer (b. 1704)  

Jan 05 John burke: Irish genealogist (burke's peerage)  

Jan 08 Johann ludwig bohner: Composer  

Jan 13 John davis: 14th and 17th governor of massachusetts  

Feb 13 James p carrell: Composer  

Feb 16 Andreas schelfhout: Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer  

Feb 23 Emma willard: Us, opens school for young ladies (hall of fame)  

Mar 06 Joseph von fraunhofer: Germany, physicist (studied sun's spectrum)  

Mar 08 Karl ferdinand von grafe: Help create modern plastic surgery