Famous Deaths Happened In 1788

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1788.  

Feb 18 In the year 1788 death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

Feb 20 On this day in history gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68  

Feb 21 On this day in history death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)  

Feb 22 In the year 1788 franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63  

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

Mar 01 On this day in history orazio Mei, composer, dies at 56  

Mar 29 On this day in history charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies  

Apr 12 In the year 1788 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 Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1788.  

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 Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Aug 02 Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 in the year 1788.  

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

Aug 14 Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies in the year 1788.  

Sep 14 In the year 1788 john Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47  

Sep 26 Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Oct 13 On this day in history death of robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish politician and poet (b. 1702)  

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

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

Nov 01 In the year 1788 johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies  

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

Nov 28 In the year 1788 charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53  

Dec 06 Jonathan Shipley, British bishop and politician (b. 1714) died in the year 1788.  

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Jan 05 On this day in history birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer  

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

Jan 11 William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 13 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born on this day in history.  

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.