Famous Deaths Happened In 1761

Jan 03 Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73 in the year 1761.  

Jan 04 On this day in history stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83  

Jan 10 In the year 1761 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 In the year 1761 carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54  

Mar 07 Antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 09 On this day in history william Law, theologian, dies  

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 in the year 1761.  

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

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 On this day in history meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 04 Samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689) died on this day in history.  

Jul 13 In the year 1761 death of tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712)  

Aug 03 On this day in history 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 In the year 1761 peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69  

Nov 30 In the year 1761 death of john Dollond, British optician (b. 1706)  

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

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 Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 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 On this day in history birth of jacob Kimball, composer