Famous Deaths In 1761

Jan 03 In the year 1761 willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73  

Jan 04 On this day in history stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83  

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

Feb 01 On this day in history 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 On this day in history antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68  

Mar 27 Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Apr 09 In the year 1761 william Law, theologian, dies  

Apr 15 Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1761.  

Jun 02 Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685) died on this day in history.  

Jun 12 On this day in history meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 04 On this day in history death of samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689)  

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 On this day in history peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69  

Nov 30 John Dollond, British optician (b. 1706) died on this day in history.  

Dec 23 On this day in history death of alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy  

Dec 25 In the year 1761 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51  

Jan 17 James Hall, Scotland, geologist was born in the year 1761.  

Jan 20 On this day in history birth of giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer  

Jan 23 In the year 1761 birth of friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide)  

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14)  

Feb 01 Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 22 Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer was born in the year 1761.  

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