Famous Deaths Happened In 1761

Jan 03 On this day in history willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73  

Jan 04 Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 in the year 1761.  

Jan 10 In the year 1761 death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)  

Feb 01 Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682) died in the year 1761.  

Feb 15 In the year 1761 carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54  

Mar 07 In the year 1761 antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68  

Mar 27 Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Apr 09 William Law, theologian, dies in the year 1761.  

Apr 15 In the year 1761 death of archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682)  

Apr 17 Thomas Bayes, English mathematician died on this day in history.  

May 14 On this day in history thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50  

May 15 On this day in history jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56  

Jun 02 Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685) died on this day in history.  

Jun 12 In the year 1761 meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 04 Samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689) died in the year 1761.  

Jul 13 Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712) died in the year 1761.  

Aug 03 On this day in history death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)  

Sep 08 Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698) died on this day in history.  

Sep 19 In the year 1761 peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69  

Nov 30 On this day in history death of john Dollond, British optician (b. 1706)  

Dec 23 In the year 1761 death of alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy  

Dec 25 On this day in history elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51  

Jan 17 In the year 1761 birth of james Hall, Scotland, geologist  

Jan 20 In the year 1761 birth of giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer  

Jan 23 Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) was born in the year 1761.  

Jan 29 Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14) was born in the year 1761.  

Feb 01 Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 In the year 1761 birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)  

Feb 22 In the year 1761 birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer  

Feb 22 Jacob Kimball, composer was born on this day in history.