Famous Deaths Happened In 1798

Jan 09 Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 20 Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 22 Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 Christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Feb 06 Niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1798.  

Feb 13 In the year 1798 wilhelm H Wackenroder, German writer (Fantasies of Art), dies at 24  

Feb 25 Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (b. 1716) died on this day in history.  

Mar 22 On this day in history justin Morgan, composer, dies at 51  

Apr 11 On this day in history death of karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (b. 1725)  

Apr 29 In the year 1798 death of nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist (b. 1723)  

May 10 George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40 in the year 1798.  

May 19 In the year 1798 death of william Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English dueler (b. 1722)  

Jun 04 Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Ital adventurer/spy/librarian, dies at 73 in the year 1798.  

Jun 25 In the year 1798 death of thomas Sandby, English architect (b. 1721)  

Jun 26 On this day in history eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56  

Jun 28 In the year 1798 pierre Dutillieu, composer, dies at 44  

Jun 29 Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder], exerciser, dies in the year 1798.  

Jul 02 John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies in the year 1798.  

Jul 15 On this day in history gaetano Pugnani, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 21 In the year 1798 death of françois Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733)  

Aug 01 In the year 1798 death of françois-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (killed in battle) (b. 1753)  

Aug 07 Johann Gottlieb Sollner, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1798.  

Aug 15 On this day in history felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50  

Aug 21 Corneille F de Nelis, Flemish scholar/bishop of Antwerp, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Aug 24 In the year 1798 death of thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709)  

Aug 28 In the year 1798 james Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55  

Sep 16 Damasus Brosmann, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1798.  

Sep 21 George Read, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 65 in the year 1798.  

Oct 21 In the year 1798 johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71  

Nov 19 On this day in history theobald W Tone, Irish nationalist, dies  

Nov 30 In the year 1798 friedrich Fleischmann, composer, dies at 32  

Dec 04 On this day in history luigi Galvani, Italian anatomy/physicist, dies at 61  

Dec 09 Johann Reinhold Forster, German botanist (b. 1729) died on this day in history.  

Dec 19 Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, publisher (Moniteur Universel), dies at 62 in the year 1798.  

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Jan 06 In the year 1798 birth of ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer  

Jan 14 In the year 1798 birth of isaac da Costa, Dutch writer/lawyer  

Jan 14 In the year 1798 birth of johan R Thorbecke, Premier of Netherlands (Lib-1849..72)  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller (Fairy legends)  

Jan 19 In the year 1798 birth of auguste Comte, philosopher/founder (sociology & positivism)  

Jan 20 Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (d. 1858) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 24 On this day in history birth of karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden)  

Jan 24 On this day in history birth of karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician)