Famous Deaths Happened In 1761

Jan 03 In the year 1761 willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73  

Jan 04 Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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 Carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1761.  

Mar 07 Antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1761.  

Mar 27 Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1761.  

Apr 04 On this day in history death of theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722)  

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

Apr 15 Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682) died on this day in history.  

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

May 14 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50 in the year 1761.  

May 15 Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jun 02 On this day in history death of jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685)  

Jun 12 Meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1761.  

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

Jul 13 On this day in history death of tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712)  

Aug 03 Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691) died on this day in history.  

Sep 08 On this day in history death of bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698)  

Sep 19 Peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69 in the year 1761.  

Nov 30 John Dollond, British optician (b. 1706) died in the year 1761.  

Dec 23 On this day in history death of alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy  

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

Jan 17 James Hall, Scotland, geologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20 On this day in history birth of giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer  

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide)  

Jan 29 Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1761 birth of christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)  

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

Feb 22 Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 In the year 1761 birth of jacob Kimball, composer