Famous Deaths Happened In 1788

Jan 05 On this day in history johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 14 In the year 1788 death of françois Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)  

Jan 15 Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1788.  

Jan 17 Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Jan 31 Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 in the year 1788.  

Feb 18 John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713) died in the year 1788.  

Feb 20 Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 in the year 1788.  

Feb 21 Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died on this day in history.  

Feb 22 Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Feb 28 In the year 1788 death of thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725)  

Mar 01 Orazio Mei, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Mar 29 Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies in the year 1788.  

Apr 12 In the year 1788 carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56  

Apr 15 In the year 1788 giuseppi Bonno, composer, dies at 77  

Apr 16 Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707) died in the year 1788.  

Apr 22 Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch poet, dies 46 on this day in history.  

May 08 In the year 1788 death of giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723)  

May 29 Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jun 12 Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jun 18 On this day in history death of adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)  

Jun 28 Johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32 in the year 1788.  

Jul 14 Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1788.  

Aug 02 Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Aug 08 On this day in history louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92  

Aug 14 On this day in history thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies  

Sep 14 John Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47 in the year 1788.  

Sep 26 On this day in history francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63  

Oct 13 In the year 1788 death of robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish politician and poet (b. 1702)  

Oct 15 Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735) died in the year 1788.  

Oct 18 Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1788.  

Nov 01 On this day in history johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies  

Nov 15 On this day in history peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77  

Nov 28 Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53 in the year 1788.  

Dec 06 Jonathan Shipley, British bishop and politician (b. 1714) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 05 Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of erik Drake, composer  

Jan 08 Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of william Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer  

Jan 22 In the year 1788 birth of lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)  

Feb 05 Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.