Famous Deaths Happened In 1761

Jan 03 Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73 in the year 1761.  

Jan 04 Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 10 On this day in history death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)  

Feb 01 In the year 1761 death of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682)  

Feb 15 On this day in history carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54  

Mar 07 Antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1761.  

Apr 04 On this day in history death of theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722)  

Apr 09 On this day in history william Law, theologian, dies  

Apr 15 Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682) died in the year 1761.  

Apr 17 Thomas Bayes, English mathematician died on this day in history.  

May 14 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50 in the year 1761.  

May 15 Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jun 02 Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685) died in the year 1761.  

Jun 12 Meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jul 04 Samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689) died on this day in history.  

Jul 13 Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712) died on this day in history.  

Aug 03 On this day in history death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)  

Sep 08 On this day in history death of bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698)  

Sep 19 Peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Nov 30 In the year 1761 death of john Dollond, British optician (b. 1706)  

Dec 23 In the year 1761 death of alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy  

Dec 25 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 In the year 1761 birth of james Hall, Scotland, geologist  

Jan 20 In the year 1761 birth of giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer  

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide)  

Jan 29 Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836) was born in the year 1761.  

Feb 16 Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 In the year 1761 birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer  

Feb 22 Jacob Kimball, composer was born on this day in history.