Famous Deaths In 1787

Jan 01 Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 on this day in history.

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 ruđer Bošković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)

Mar 02 Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 in the year 1787.

Mar 11 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 on this day in history.

Apr 01 In the year 1787 death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)

Apr 02 In the year 1787 death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)

May 10 On this day in history death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)

May 13 On this day in history johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38

May 28 Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.

Jun 20 Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63 in the year 1787.

Jul 04 Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 in the year 1787.

Aug 01 Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90 on this day in history.

Aug 13 On this day in history isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies

Oct 05 Thomas Stone, US attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44 on this day in history.

Oct 07 On this day in history death of henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (b. 1711)

Oct 30 Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat, dies at 58 in the year 1787.

Nov 03 On this day in history death of robert Lowth, British bishop and grammarian (b. 1710)

Nov 15 In the year 1787 christoph W Ritter von Gluck, composer (Iphigénie Tauride), dies at 73

Nov 23 On this day in history anton Schweitzer, composer, dies at 52

Dec 18 On this day in history death of soame Jenyns, English writer (b. 1704)

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer

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 On this day in history birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)

Mar 06 In the year 1787 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.