Famous Deaths In 1788

Jan 05 Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.

Jan 14 On this day in history death of françois Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)

Jan 15 On this day in history gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77

Jan 17 In the year 1788 alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37

Jan 31 Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

Feb 21 Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died in the year 1788.

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

Feb 28 Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725) died on this day in history.

Mar 01 Orazio Mei, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1788.

Mar 29 Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies on this day in history.

Apr 12 On this day in history carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56

Apr 15 Giuseppi Bonno, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.

Apr 16 On this day in history death of georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707)

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

May 08 On this day in history death of giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723)

May 29 Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61 in the year 1788.

Jun 12 In the year 1788 johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65

Jun 18 Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714) died on this day in history.

Jun 28 In the year 1788 johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32

Jul 14 On this day in history johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60

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 Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1788.

Oct 13 Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish politician and poet (b. 1702) died on this day in history.

Oct 15 Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735) died on this day in history.

Oct 18 Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1788.

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

Jan 08 Erik Drake, composer was born in the year 1788.

Jan 08 In the year 1788 birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)

Jan 08 In the year 1788 birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)

Jan 11 In the year 1788 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 in the year 1788.