Famous Deaths Happened In 1788

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

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 in the year 1788.  

Jan 17 On this day in history alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37  

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

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 In the year 1788 death of thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725)  

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

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

Apr 12 In the year 1788 carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56  

Apr 15 In the year 1788 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 In the year 1788 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 On this day in history 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 Johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1788.  

Oct 15 On this day in history death of samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735)  

Oct 18 On this day in history 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 in the year 1788.  

Nov 28 On this day in history charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53  

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 On this day in history birth of erik Drake, composer  

Jan 08 Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 08 Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born in the year 1788.  

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 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born in the year 1788.