Famous Deaths Happened In 1768

Jan 01 Jean-Laurent Krafft, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 28 John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 08 George Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695) died in the year 1768.  

Feb 17 Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691) died on this day in history.  

Mar 01 Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and writer (b. 1694) died on this day in history.  

Mar 03 On this day in history nicola Antonio Porpora, composer, dies at 81  

Mar 14 In the year 1768 vigilio Blasio Faitello, composer, dies at 58  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70 in the year 1768.  

Apr 20 Giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Apr 29 Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and minerologist (b. 1694) died in the year 1768.  

May 16 Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81 on this day in history.  

May 27 Johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies in the year 1768.  

Jun 08 Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50 in the year 1768.  

Jun 15 James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710) died in the year 1768.  

Jun 19 Benjamin Tasker, Governor of Maryland (b. 1690) died on this day in history.  

Jul 04 On this day in history willem van Hairs, Fries nobleman/poet (Suicide), dies at 58  

Jul 06 On this day in history 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 Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (b. 1703) died in the year 1768.  

Oct 01 Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 in the year 1768.  

Oct 28 In the year 1768 michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68  

Oct 31 In the year 1768 francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78  

Nov 01 Pierre van Maldere, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1768.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 08 Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1702) died in the year 1768.  

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Jan 07 In the year 1768 birth of joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples (d. 1844)  

Jan 10 In the year 1768 birth of james Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop  

Jan 28 Frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814) was born in the year 1768.  

Feb 04 In the year 1768 birth of maurits C van Hall, Dutch ruler of Heicop & Boeicop, lawyer/politician  

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806)  

Feb 13 Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French marshal (d. 1835) was born in the year 1768.  

Feb 15 Jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer was born in the year 1768.  

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