Famous Deaths Happened In 1764

Mar 06 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1690) died in the year 1764.  

Mar 17 In the year 1764 george Parker, English astronomer, dies  

Mar 30 Pietro Antonio Locatelli, Italian violinist/composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Apr 14 In the year 1764 peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer, dies at 84  

Apr 15 Jeanne-Antoinette-Poison LeNormant d'Etoiles, Marquis de Pomador, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 17 Johann Mattheson, German composer/musicologist, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Apr 27 In the year 1764 jaime de Casellas, composer, dies at 73  

May 03 Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

May 10 Picander, [Christian Henrici], German writer (Die Weiberprobe), dies in the year 1764.  

Jun 03 On this day in history hans A Brorson, Danish poet/bishop of Ribe, dies at 69  

Jun 11 Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jun 29 Ralph Allen, English businessman and politician (b. 1693) died on this day in history.  

Jul 07 William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician (b. 1683) died on this day in history.  

Jul 16 On this day in history death of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia (1740-41), murdered at 23  

Jul 17 Johann Mattheson, German composer, dies at 82 in the year 1764.  

Jul 23 Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (b. 1703) died on this day in history.  

Sep 02 In the year 1764 death of nathaniel Bliss, English Astronomer Royal (b. 1700)  

Sep 12 Jean Philippe Rameau, French composer (Castor en Pollux), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 23 On this day in history death of robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703)  

Sep 26 Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (b. 1767) died in the year 1764.  

Oct 02 In the year 1764 death of william Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom  

Oct 22 In the year 1764 jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer, dies at 67  

Oct 23 Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte, French naval officer (b. 1683) died in the year 1764.  

Oct 26 William Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697) died on this day in history.  

Nov 20 On this day in history christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies  

Nov 30 Dieudonne Raick, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 01 John Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster) was born in the year 1764.  

Feb 04 On this day in history birth of carel H Verhuell, Dutch/French vice-admiral/minister of Navy  

Feb 08 Joseph Leopold von Eybler, Austrian composer was born in the year 1764.  

Feb 11 On this day in history birth of marie-Joseph de Chénier, French poet (Cajus Graechus)  

Feb 13 Talleyrand, France/Napolean's foreign minster was born in the year 1764.  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Danske V'rker)  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of alexander Campbell, composer  

Feb 28 On this day in history birth of robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist