Famous Deaths Happened In 1787

Jan 01 Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 On this day in history ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75  

Feb 13 RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  

Mar 02 Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 11 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Apr 01 Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) died in the year 1787.  

Apr 02 Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died in the year 1787.  

May 10 William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died on this day in history.  

May 13 Johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1787.  

May 28 Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 in the year 1787.  

Jun 20 Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63 in the year 1787.  

Jul 04 On this day in history charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71  

Aug 01 Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90 in the year 1787.  

Aug 13 In the year 1787 isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies  

Oct 05 In the year 1787 thomas Stone, US attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44  

Oct 07 In the year 1787 death of henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (b. 1711)  

Oct 30 Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Nov 03 On this day in history death of robert Lowth, British bishop and grammarian (b. 1710)  

Nov 15 Christoph W Ritter von Gluck, composer (Iphigénie Tauride), dies at 73 in the year 1787.  

Nov 23 On this day in history anton Schweitzer, composer, dies at 52  

Dec 18 Soame Jenyns, English writer (b. 1704) died in the year 1787.  

Jan 05 In the year 1787 birth of john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of john Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854)  

Feb 13 James P Carrell, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer  

Feb 23 Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 06 Joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) was born in the year 1787.  

Mar 08 Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery was born in the year 1787.