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 On this day in history death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)  

Feb 01 In the year 1761 death of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682)  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722) died in the year 1761.  

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

Apr 15 Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682) died in the year 1761.  

Apr 17 In the year 1761 death of thomas Bayes, English mathematician  

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

May 15 In the year 1761 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 13 Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712) died on this day in history.  

Aug 03 In the year 1761 death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)  

Sep 08 Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698) died in the year 1761.  

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

Nov 30 John Dollond, British optician (b. 1706) died on this day in history.  

Dec 23 Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy died in the year 1761.  

Dec 25 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 in the year 1761.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of james Hall, Scotland, geologist  

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

Jan 23 Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 01 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer  

Feb 22 Jacob Kimball, composer was born in the year 1761.