Famous Deaths In 1791

Jan 11 William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717) died in the year 1791.  

Feb 16 Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 died in the year 1791.  

Mar 02 John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703) died on this day in history.  

Mar 14 Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (b. 1725) died on this day in history.  

Apr 01 Richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743) died on this day in history.  

Apr 02 Mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749) died in the year 1791.  

Apr 19 Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies on this day in history.  

May 09 Francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

May 28 On this day in history joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57  

May 30 Ildephons Haas, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 On this day in history death of frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (b. 1718)  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (b. 1720)  

Jul 17 In the year 1791 death of martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian Jesuit missionary (b. 1717)  

Jul 25 Isaac Low, American Continental Congressman (b. 1735) died on this day in history.  

Aug 16 Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719) died on this day in history.  

Aug 25 Pietro Domenico Paradisi, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 25 William Bradford, American printer (b. 1719) died in the year 1791.  

Oct 05 Grigori Potemkin, Russian statesman (b. 1739) died in the year 1791.  

Oct 10 On this day in history c F D Schubart, writer, dies  

Oct 12 On this day in history a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68  

Oct 16 Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 05 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer, dies in Vienna Austria at 35 in the year 1791.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)  

Jan 14 Calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2") was born in the year 1791.  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece)  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder  

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam)  

Feb 12 In the year 1791 birth of peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union)  

Feb 20 Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) was born in the year 1791.