Famous Deaths Happened In 1788

Jan 05 In the year 1788 johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 14 François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722) died in the year 1788.  

Jan 15 Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

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

Feb 21 In the year 1788 death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)  

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

Feb 28 Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725) died in the year 1788.  

Mar 01 In the year 1788 orazio Mei, composer, dies at 56  

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 In the year 1788 death of georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707)  

Apr 22 On this day in history zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch poet, dies 46  

May 08 Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723) died on this day in history.  

May 29 On this day in history jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61  

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 in the year 1788.  

Jun 28 Johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1788 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 On this day in history john Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47  

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

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

Oct 15 In the year 1788 death of samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735)  

Oct 18 In the year 1788 jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56  

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

Nov 15 Peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Nov 28 Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1788 birth of erik Drake, composer  

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 William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)