Famous Deaths Happened In 1768

Jan 01 Jean-Laurent Krafft, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1768.  

Jan 10 Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 in the year 1768.  

Jan 28 John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1768.  

Feb 01 In the year 1768 death of sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (b. 1685)  

Feb 02 Robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689) died in the year 1768.  

Feb 08 George Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695) died on this day in history.  

Feb 17 In the year 1768 death of arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691)  

Mar 01 Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and writer (b. 1694) died in the year 1768.  

Mar 03 Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1768.  

Mar 14 Vigilio Blasio Faitello, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Mar 18 In the year 1768 lawrence Sterne, writer (Sentimental Journey France & Italy), dies  

Mar 21 On this day in history jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-gen of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75  

Apr 07 Michel Mathieu, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1768.  

Apr 19 In the year 1768 filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70  

Apr 20 Giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70 in the year 1768.  

Apr 29 Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and minerologist (b. 1694) died on this day in history.  

May 16 On this day in history cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81  

May 27 In the year 1768 johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies  

Jun 08 Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Jun 15 In the year 1768 death of james Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710)  

Jun 19 In the year 1768 death of benjamin Tasker, Governor of Maryland (b. 1690)  

Jul 04 Willem van Hairs, Fries nobleman/poet (Suicide), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jul 06 In the year 1768 conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78  

Jul 11 On this day in history jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 24 Nathanial Lardner, English theologian (b. 1684) died in the year 1768.  

Aug 17 On this day in history death of vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703)  

Sep 02 In the year 1768 death of antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (b. 1703)  

Oct 01 Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Oct 28 Michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Oct 31 On this day in history francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78  

Nov 01 On this day in history pierre van Maldere, composer, dies at 39  

Nov 04 Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer, dies at 57 in the year 1768.  

Nov 17 Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st duke of Newcastle, dies at 75 in the year 1768.  

Dec 08 On this day in history death of jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1702)  

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Jan 07 On this day in history birth of joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples (d. 1844)  

Jan 10 James Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop was born on this day in history.  

Jan 28 On this day in history birth of frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)  

Feb 04 On this day in history birth of maurits C van Hall, Dutch ruler of Heicop & Boeicop, lawyer/politician  

Feb 12 Francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806) was born in the year 1768.  

Feb 13 Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French marshal (d. 1835) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1768 birth of jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer  

Mar 12 Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer was born in the year 1768.