Famous Deaths Happened In 1796
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Jan 01 Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician (b. 1735) died in the year 1796.
Jan 05 Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 in the year 1796.
Jan 08 Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46 in the year 1796.
Jan 13 John H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726) died in the year 1796.
Jan 22 Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
Feb 17 In the year 1796 james Macpherson, poet, dies
Feb 28 On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56
Mar 06 Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (b. 1713) died in the year 1796.
Mar 17 Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41 in the year 1796.
Mar 19 On this day in history stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33
Mar 22 Gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
Apr 18 Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist (b. 1732) died in the year 1796.
May 12 On this day in history johann P Uz, German poet (Theodicee), dies at 75
May 17 Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1796.
May 29 Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720) died on this day in history.
Jun 08 In the year 1796 felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80
Jun 11 In the year 1796 death of samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician (b. 1720)
Jun 30 In the year 1796 death of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (b. 1724)
Jul 16 George Howard, British field marshal (b. 1718) died in the year 1796.
Jul 21 In the year 1796 robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne), dies at 37
Jul 30 Nicolas the Pigage, French classical architect, dies in the year 1796.
Aug 01 Robert Pigot, British army officer (b. 1720) died on this day in history.
Aug 21 John McKinly, American physician and President of Delaware (b. 1721) died on this day in history.
Sep 21 François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (b. 1769) died on this day in history.
Sep 22 On this day in history george Wilhelm Gruber, composer, dies on 67th birthday
Oct 07 In the year 1796 death of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (b. 1710)
Oct 16 Victor Amadeus III of Savoy (b. 1726) died in the year 1796.
Oct 27 In the year 1796 anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz, composer, dies at 45
Nov 06 In the year 1796 death of catherine II of Russia (b. 1729)
Nov 07 In the year 1796 catharina II, "the Great", tsarina of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67
Nov 17 On this day in history catharina II the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67
Nov 18 In the year 1796 catharina II, "The Great", tsarina of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67
Dec 30 Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.