Famous Deaths Happened In 1788

Jan 05 On this day in history 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 On this day in history gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77  

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

Jan 31 On this day in history charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67  

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 On this day in history death of thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725)  

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

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

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

Apr 15 On this day in history giuseppi Bonno, composer, dies at 77  

Apr 16 In the year 1788 death of georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707)  

Apr 22 Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch poet, dies 46 in the year 1788.  

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

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

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

Jun 18 In the year 1788 death of adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)  

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

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 Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92 in the year 1788.  

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

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 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 In the year 1788 peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77  

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 on this day in history.  

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Jan 05 Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 22 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born in the year 1788.  

Feb 05 In the year 1788 birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)