Famous Deaths Happened In 1776

Mar 05 In the year 1776 death of yeongjo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1694)  

Mar 10 In the year 1776 death of Élie Catherine Fréron, French critic (b. 1719)  

Mar 24 In the year 1776 death of john Harrison, English clockmaker (b. 1693)  

Mar 26 In the year 1776 death of samuel Ward, American politician (b. 1725)  

Apr 19 On this day in history jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78  

Apr 22 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer, dies at 67 in the year 1776.  

Apr 24 Carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84 in the year 1776.  

Apr 29 In the year 1776 death of edward Wortley Montagu, English traveler and writer (b. 1713)  

May 04 Jacques Saly, French sculptor (b. 1717) died in the year 1776.  

May 06 In the year 1776 james Kent, composer, dies at 76  

May 13 In the year 1776 anton de Haen, medical Ratio medendi, dies at 71  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (b. 1722)  

Jun 20 Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (b. 1704) died on this day in history.  

Jun 27 On this day in history death of thomas Hickey, plan to hand George Washington to British, executed  

Jun 28 In the year 1776 death of thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged  

Jul 01 On this day in history death of francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War  

Jul 07 Jeremiah Markland, English classical scholar (b. 1693) died on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Richard Peters, English-born clergyman (b. 1704) died in the year 1776.  

Aug 02 Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (b. 1717) died in the year 1776.  

Aug 25 On this day in history death of david Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (b. 1711)  

Sep 22 On this day in history death of nathan Hale, US captain/patriot/spy, hanged by British at 21  

Oct 17 Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (b. 1681) died on this day in history.  

Nov 17 James Ferguson, British astronomer (b. 1710) died on this day in history.  

Nov 22 Johann Caspar Simon, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Nov 26 Dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies in the year 1776.  

Dec 26 In the year 1776 johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle  

Jan 06 Ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel was born on this day in history.  

Jan 24 In the year 1776 birth of ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine)  

Feb 11 Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen (1827-31) was born in the year 1776.  

Feb 11 Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek diplomat of the Russian Empire and first head of state of independent Greece (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 18 John Parry, composer was born in the year 1776.  

Feb 21 In the year 1776 birth of vincenzo Lavigna, composer  

Feb 23 In the year 1776 birth of john Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47)  

Mar 10 Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III was born on this day in history.