Jan 21 On this day in history mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56
Jan 30 Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
Feb 04 On this day in history death of charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)
Feb 10 On this day in history florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44
Apr 04 Oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17 on this day in history.
Apr 23 Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies on this day in history.
May 04 On this day in history death of anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1714)
May 10 On this day in history louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64