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 In the year 1761 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 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 on this day in history.  

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 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 In the year 1761 death of jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685)  

Jun 12 Meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1761.  

Jul 04 On this day in history death of samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689)  

Jul 13 Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712) died in the year 1761.  

Aug 03 Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691) died in the year 1761.  

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 in the year 1761.  

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 In the year 1761 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51  

Jan 17 James Hall, Scotland, geologist was born in the year 1761.  

Jan 20 Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 29 In the year 1761 birth of abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14)  

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 In the year 1761 birth of jacob Kimball, composer