Famous Deaths 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 in the year 1761.  

Jan 10 On this day in history death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)  

Feb 01 On this day in history death of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682)  

Feb 15 Carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Mar 07 In the year 1761 antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68  

Mar 27 On this day in history johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72  

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 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 On this day in history thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 12 On this day in history meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77  

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 On this day in history death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)  

Sep 08 In the year 1761 death of bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698)  

Sep 19 Peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Nov 30 On this day in history death of john Dollond, British optician (b. 1706)  

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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1761 birth of friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide)  

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14)  

Feb 01 Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 In the year 1761 birth of erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer  

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