Famous Deaths In 1791

Jan 11 William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717) died on this day in history.  

Feb 16 On this day in history death of richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58  

Mar 02 John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703) died on this day in history.  

Mar 14 On this day in history death of johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (b. 1725)  

Apr 01 Richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743) died in the year 1791.  

Apr 02 Mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749) died on this day in history.  

Apr 19 In the year 1791 richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies  

May 09 Francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53 in the year 1791.  

May 28 In the year 1791 joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57  

May 30 Ildephons Haas, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (b. 1718) died in the year 1791.  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (b. 1720)  

Jul 17 Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian Jesuit missionary (b. 1717) died in the year 1791.  

Jul 25 Isaac Low, American Continental Congressman (b. 1735) died on this day in history.  

Aug 16 Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719) died on this day in history.  

Aug 25 Pietro Domenico Paradisi, composer, dies in the year 1791.  

Sep 25 William Bradford, American printer (b. 1719) died in the year 1791.  

Oct 05 On this day in history death of grigori Potemkin, Russian statesman (b. 1739)  

Oct 10 On this day in history c F D Schubart, writer, dies  

Oct 12 On this day in history a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68  

Oct 16 Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris, dies in the year 1791.  

Dec 05 On this day in history wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer, dies in Vienna Austria at 35  

Jan 06 In the year 1791 birth of jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2")  

Jan 15 Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder  

Feb 12 Jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam) was born in the year 1791.  

Feb 12 In the year 1791 birth of peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union)  

Feb 20 On this day in history birth of carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)