Famous Deaths In 1809

Jan 04 Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1809.

Jan 16 In the year 1809 death of john Moore, British general (b. 1761)

Jan 21 Josiah Hornblower, American statesman (b. 1729) died on this day in history.

Feb 20 Johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1809.

Mar 07 Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer, dies at 73 in the year 1809.

Mar 23 Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.

Mar 26 On this day in history gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68

Mar 27 On this day in history joseph M Vien, French (court)painter/etcher, dies at 92

May 08 Augustin Pajou, French sculptor (Bachante), dies at 78 on this day in history.

May 17 On this day in history leopold Auenbrugger von Auenbrugg, physician, dies

May 30 Johan B Scheffer, portrait painter, dies at about 43 on this day in history.

May 31 Ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel, dies in battle at 33 in the year 1809.

Jun 03 John "Christmas" Beckwith, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1809.

Jun 04 Nicolai Arbraham Abildgaard, Danish painter/architect, dies at 65 in the year 1809.

Jun 08 Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 in the year 1809.

Jul 03 In the year 1809 joseph Quesne, composer, dies at 62

Jul 06 In the year 1809 death of antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (b. 1775)

Jul 24 In the year 1809 johann Gottfried Eckard, composer, dies at 74

Aug 12 Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738) died on this day in history.

Aug 18 Matthew Boulton, English manufacturer and engineer (b. 1728) died in the year 1809.

Aug 30 Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies in the year 1809.

Sep 07 Caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46 in the year 1809.

Sep 21 Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1809.

Oct 02 Wybo Fijnje, politician/patriot/journalist, dies at 59 in the year 1809.

Oct 08 In the year 1809 death of james Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721)

Oct 11 Meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35 died on this day in history.

Oct 30 On this day in history death of william Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)

Nov 09 On this day in history death of paul Sandby, English cartographer (b. 1725)

Nov 26 Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1809.

Dec 16 On this day in history death of antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist (b. 1755)

Dec 31 Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1809.

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of john Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet)

Jan 02 Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)

Jan 15 In the year 1809 birth of cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist)

Jan 18 In the year 1809 birth of richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit & the Pendulum)

Jan 20 Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma) was born on this day in history.