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 Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) died in the year 1761.  

Feb 01 Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682) died in the year 1761.  

Feb 15 Carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1761.  

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

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

Apr 15 On this day in history death of archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682)  

Apr 17 Thomas Bayes, English mathematician died on this day in history.  

May 14 In the year 1761 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 in the year 1761.  

Jun 12 In the year 1761 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 On this day in history birth of friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide)  

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 On this day in history 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.