Famous Deaths In 1798

Jan 09 Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79 on this day in history.

Jan 20 Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66 on this day in history.

Jan 22 Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 71 in the year 1798.

Jan 26 Christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49 in the year 1798.

Feb 06 In the year 1798 niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54

Feb 13 Wilhelm H Wackenroder, German writer (Fantasies of Art), dies at 24 in the year 1798.

Feb 25 Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (b. 1716) died on this day in history.

Mar 22 Justin Morgan, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.

Apr 11 Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (b. 1725) died on this day in history.

Apr 29 Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist (b. 1723) died in the year 1798.

May 10 In the year 1798 george Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40

May 19 William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English dueler (b. 1722) died in the year 1798.

Jun 04 In the year 1798 giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Ital adventurer/spy/librarian, dies at 73

Jun 25 Thomas Sandby, English architect (b. 1721) died on this day in history.

Jun 26 Eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1798.

Jun 28 Pierre Dutillieu, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.

Jun 29 Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder], exerciser, dies on this day in history.

Jul 02 In the year 1798 john Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies

Jul 15 On this day in history gaetano Pugnani, composer, dies at 66

Jul 21 François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733) died in the year 1798.

Aug 01 François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (killed in battle) (b. 1753) died on this day in history.

Aug 07 Johann Gottlieb Sollner, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.

Aug 15 In the year 1798 felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50

Aug 21 Corneille F de Nelis, Flemish scholar/bishop of Antwerp, dies at 62 in the year 1798.

Aug 24 In the year 1798 death of thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709)

Aug 28 On this day in history james Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55

Sep 16 Damasus Brosmann, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.

Sep 21 George Read, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 65 on this day in history.

Oct 21 In the year 1798 johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71

Nov 19 In the year 1798 theobald W Tone, Irish nationalist, dies

Nov 30 Friedrich Fleischmann, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.

Dec 04 Luigi Galvani, Italian anatomy/physicist, dies at 61 in the year 1798.

Dec 09 Johann Reinhold Forster, German botanist (b. 1729) died on this day in history.

Dec 19 On this day in history charles-Joseph Panckoucke, publisher (Moniteur Universel), dies at 62

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Jan 06 On this day in history birth of ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of isaac da Costa, Dutch writer/lawyer

Jan 14 Johan R Thorbecke, Premier of Netherlands (Lib-1849..72) was born on this day in history.

Jan 15 Thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller (Fairy legends) was born in the year 1798.

Jan 19 Auguste Comte, philosopher/founder (sociology & positivism) was born on this day in history.

Jan 20 Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (d. 1858) was born on this day in history.

Jan 24 Karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden) was born in the year 1798.

Jan 24 Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician) was born on this day in history.