Famous Deaths In 1761

Jan 03 On this day in history willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73  

Jan 04 Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 in the year 1761.  

Jan 10 Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) died in the year 1761.  

Feb 01 Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1761 carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54  

Mar 07 In the year 1761 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 William Law, theologian, dies in the year 1761.  

Apr 15 In the year 1761 death of archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682)  

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

May 14 In the year 1761 thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50  

May 15 In the year 1761 jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56  

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 In the year 1761 death of samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689)  

Jul 13 On this day in history death of tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712)  

Aug 03 In the year 1761 death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)  

Sep 08 Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698) died on this day in history.  

Sep 19 In the year 1761 peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69  

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

Dec 23 Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy died on this day in history.  

Dec 25 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 in the year 1761.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of james Hall, Scotland, geologist  

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

Jan 23 Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) was born in the year 1761.  

Jan 29 In the year 1761 birth of abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14)  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)  

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

Feb 22 Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of jacob Kimball, composer