Notable Deaths In 1761

Jan 03 Willem de fesch: Dutch violinist/composer (joseph),  

Jan 04 Stephen hales: English vicar/inventor (ventilator),  

Jan 10 Edward boscawen: British admiral (b. 1711)  

Feb 01 Pierre françois xavier de charlevoix: French historian (b. 1682)  

Feb 15 Carlo cecere: Composer,  

Mar 07 Antonio palella: Composer,  

Mar 27 Johann ludwig steiner: Composer,  

Apr 04 Theodore gardelle: Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722)  

Apr 09 William law: Theologian,  

Apr 15 Archibald campbell: 3rd duke of argyll, scottish politician (b. 1682)  

Apr 17 Thomas bayes: English mathematician  

May 14 Thomas simpson: English mathematician (rule of simpson),  

May 15 Jacob mossel: Governor-general (dutch east in  

Jun 02 Jonas alströmer: Swedish industrialist (b. 1685)  

Jun 12 Meinrad spiess: Composer,  

Jul 04 Samuel richardson: English writer (b. 1689)  

Jul 13 Tokugawa ieshige: Japanese shogun (b. 1712)  

Aug 03 Johann matthias gesner: German classical scholar (b. 1691)  

Sep 08 Bernard forest de bélidor: French engineer (b. 1698)  

Sep 19 Peter musschenbroek: Physician/physicist (leidse bottle),  

Nov 30 John dollond: British optician (b. 1706)  

Dec 23 Alestair ruadh macdonnell: Scottish jacobite spy  

Jan 17 James hall: Scotland, geologist  

Jan 20 Giovanni domenico perotti: Composer  

Jan 23 Friedrich von matthison: German poet (adelaide)  

Jan 29 Abraham aa "albert" gallatin: Switz, us minister of finance (1801-14)  

Feb 01 Christian hendrik persoon: South african mycologist  

Feb 16 Charles pichegru: French general  

Feb 22 Erik eriksson tulindberg: Composer  

Mar 06 Earl d'andreossi: French general/member of parliament