Famous Deaths In 1781

Jan 12 Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) died in the year 1781.  

Jan 15 Marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (b. 1718) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17 On this day in history marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies  

Jan 22 In the year 1781 johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66  

Feb 04 In the year 1781 josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43  

Feb 15 G E Lessing, writer, dies at 52 in the year 1781.  

Feb 23 On this day in history death of george Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716)  

Feb 24 On this day in history death of edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713)  

Feb 28 Richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50 in the year 1781.  

Mar 18 In the year 1781 death of anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (b. 1727)  

Apr 23 On this day in history death of james Abercrombie, British general (b. 1706)  

Apr 28 On this day in history death of cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1723)  

May 08 In the year 1781 death of richard Jago, English poet (b. 1715)  

May 18 Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, Túpac Amaru (b. 1742) died on this day in history.  

May 22 Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1781.  

May 27 In the year 1781 death of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716)  

Jul 11 In the year 1781 adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60  

Jul 23 On this day in history death of john Joachim Zubly, Swiss-born Continental Congressman (b. 1724)  

Jul 29 On this day in history death of johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713)  

Jul 30 In the year 1781 augustin Ullinger, composer, dies at 35  

Sep 28 William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, British diplomat and statesman (b. 1717) died in the year 1781.  

Oct 09 Thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1781.  

Oct 16 Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (b. 1705) died on this day in history.  

Oct 27 Herman-Francois Delange, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Nov 02 Jose F de Isla, Spanish Jesuit/author, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Nov 04 On this day in history death of johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (b. 1721)  

Nov 22 On this day in history john Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 57  

Nov 24 James Caldwell, American revolutionary (b. 1734) died on this day in history.  

Dec 16 Georg Simon Lohlein, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1781.  

Jan 20 On this day in history birth of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848)  

Jan 22 In the year 1781 birth of francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer  

Jan 26 On this day in history birth of achim v Arnim, writer  

Jan 26 Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) was born in the year 1781.  

Jan 30 A v Chamisso, writer was born in the year 1781.  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)  

Feb 17 René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born in the year 1781.  

Feb 18 Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary was born in the year 1781.