Famous Deaths In 1748

Jan 01 Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1667) died on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar (b. 1684) died on this day in history.  

Feb 03 Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1748.  

Feb 18 Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677) died on this day in history.  

Mar 14 George Wade, British military leader (b. 1673) died on this day in history.  

Mar 23 Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63 in the year 1748.  

Apr 12 William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies on this day in history.  

May 12 In the year 1748 death of thomas Lowndes, English astronomer (b. 1692)  

Jun 28 Marretje Arends, [Matje of Nieuwendijk], Amsterdam plunderer, hanged died on this day in history.  

Aug 16 Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Aug 27 James Thomson, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 06 On this day in history death of edmund Gibson, English jurist (b. 1669)  

Sep 10 Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, foundress of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary (b. 1663) died on this day in history.  

Sep 21 John Balguy, English philosopher (b. 1686) died on this day in history.  

Nov 25 Isaac Watts, British hymnwriter (b. 1674) died on this day in history.  

Dec 02 Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. 1662) died in the year 1748.  

Dec 11 Ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55 in the year 1748.  

Jan 01 In the year 1748 birth of giovanni Furno, composer  

Jan 09 Stefan Paluselli, composer was born in the year 1748.  

Jan 22 Lewis Edson, composer was born in the year 1748.  

Jan 26 In the year 1748 birth of emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer  

Feb 02 Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven  

Feb 06 Adam Weishaupt, founder of the Bavarian Illuminati (d. 1811) was born in the year 1748.  

Feb 09 Luther Martin, American patriot (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.