Famous Deaths Happened In 1788

Jan 05 Johann schneider: Composer,  

Jan 14 François joseph paul: Marquis de grasetilly, comte de grasse, french admiral (b. 1722)  

Jan 15 Gaetano latilla: Composer,  

Jan 17 Alessio prati: Composer,  

Jan 31 Charles e stuart: English pretender to the throne,  

Feb 18 John whitehurst: English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

Feb 20 Gijsbert john van hardenbroeck: Dutch regent (utrecht),  

Feb 21 Johann georg palitzsch: German astronomer (b. 1723)  

Feb 22 Franz joseph oehlschlagel: Composer,  

Feb 28 Thomas cushing: American continental congressman (b. 1725)  

Mar 01 Orazio mei: Composer,  

Mar 29 Charles wesley: Hymn writer,  

Apr 12 Carl joseph toeschi: Composer,  

Apr 15 Giuseppi bonno: Composer,  

Apr 16 Georges-louis leclerc: Comte de buffon, french naturalist (b. 1707)  

Apr 22 Zacharias h alewijn: Dutch poet,  

May 08 Giovanni antonio scopoli: Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723)  

May 29 Jacques aliamet: French etcher/engraver,  

Jun 12 Johann a cramer: Prime minister/poet,  

Jun 18 Adam gib: Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)  

Jun 28 Johann christoph vogel: Composer,  

Jul 14 Johann gottfried muthel: Composer,  

Aug 02 Thomas gainsborough: English painter (blue boy),  

Aug 08 Louis fad duke the richelieu: French marshal,  

Aug 14 Thomas sheridan: Actor/biographer/lexicographer (intelligencer),  

Sep 14 John penn: Us attorney, signed (decl of independence),  

Sep 26 Francois bainville: Composer,  

Oct 13 Robert nugent: 1st earl nugent, irish politician and poet (b. 1702)  

Oct 15 Samuel greig: Scottish-russian admiral (b. 1735)  

Oct 18 Jean-guillain cardon: Composer,  

Nov 01 Johann samuel schroeter: Composer,  

Nov 15 Peregrinus pogl: Composer,  

Nov 28 Charles c of nassau-weilburg: Governor of maastricht,  

Dec 06 Jonathan shipley: British bishop and politician (b. 1714)  

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Jan 05 Kaspar ett: German organist/composer  

Jan 08 Erik drake: Composer  

Jan 08 Pavel kiselyov: Russian general and politician  

Jan 08 Archduke rudolph of austria: Archduke rudolph of austria (d. 1831)  

Jan 11 William thomas brande: English chemist  

Jan 13 Carl ludwig cornelius westenholz: Composer  

Jan 22 Lord [george gordon noel] byron: England, romantic poet (don juan)  

Feb 05 Karoly kisfaludy: Hungarian literary (a tat rok magyarorsz gon)