Famous Deaths Happened In 1788

Jan 05 Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15 In the year 1788 gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77  

Jan 17 Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1788.  

Jan 31 Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 in the year 1788.  

Feb 18 On this day in history death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

Feb 20 Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 in the year 1788.  

Feb 21 Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died on this day in history.  

Feb 22 Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1788.  

Feb 28 In the year 1788 death of thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725)  

Mar 01 On this day in history orazio Mei, composer, dies at 56  

Mar 29 On this day in history charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies  

Apr 12 On this day in history carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56  

Apr 15 On this day in history giuseppi Bonno, composer, dies at 77  

Apr 16 Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707) died in the year 1788.  

Apr 22 Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch poet, dies 46 in the year 1788.  

May 08 In the year 1788 death of giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723)  

May 29 Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61 in the year 1788.  

Jun 12 Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65 in the year 1788.  

Jun 18 In the year 1788 death of adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)  

Jun 28 In the year 1788 johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32  

Jul 14 Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Aug 02 On this day in history thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61  

Aug 08 On this day in history louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92  

Aug 14 Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies in the year 1788.  

Sep 14 In the year 1788 john Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47  

Sep 26 In the year 1788 francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63  

Oct 13 Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish politician and poet (b. 1702) died on this day in history.  

Oct 15 Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735) died in the year 1788.  

Oct 18 On this day in history jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56  

Nov 01 In the year 1788 johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies  

Nov 15 Peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1788.  

Nov 28 In the year 1788 charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53  

Dec 06 In the year 1788 death of jonathan Shipley, British bishop and politician (b. 1714)  

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Jan 05 In the year 1788 birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of erik Drake, composer  

Jan 08 Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 In the year 1788 birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of william Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)  

Jan 13 In the year 1788 birth of carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer  

Jan 22 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 In the year 1788 birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)