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 on this day in history.  

Jan 10 On this day in history 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 On this day in history carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54  

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 In the year 1761 death of theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722)  

Apr 09 William Law, theologian, dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1761.  

May 14 In the year 1761 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 in the year 1761.  

Jun 12 Meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1761 death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)  

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

Sep 19 On this day in history peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69  

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

Dec 23 Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of jacob Kimball, composer