Famous Deaths Happened In 1769

Jan 18 Hakuin Ekaku, Zen teacher (reformer of Rinzai school), dies in Japan in the year 1769.  

Jan 24 François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695) died in the year 1769.  

Feb 02 Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 in the year 1769.  

Mar 27 Josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1769.  

Apr 03 Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71 in the year 1769.  

Apr 20 In the year 1769 death of pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered  

Jun 01 Edward Holyoke, President of Harvard University (b. 1689) died in the year 1769.  

Aug 02 On this day in history death of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689)  

Aug 29 Edmond Hoyle, games expert, dies (birth date unknown) in the year 1769.  

Oct 09 Marianus Konigsperger, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1769.  

Nov 23 In the year 1769 death of constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (b. 1711)  

Dec 13 C F Gellert, writer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Dec 30 Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Austrian soldier (b. 1685) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics)  

Jan 10 Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of ole Andreas Lindeman, composer  

Feb 04 In the year 1769 birth of samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer  

Feb 09 Susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802) was born in the year 1769.  

Feb 13 Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844) was born in the year 1769.  

Mar 02 DeWitt Clinton, (Gov/Sen-NY) was born in the year 1769.  

Mar 07 In the year 1769 birth of josef Alois Ladurner, composer