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 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 On this day in history josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60  

Apr 03 On this day in history gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71  

Apr 20 On this day in history death of pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered  

Jun 01 In the year 1769 death of edward Holyoke, President of Harvard University (b. 1689)  

Aug 02 In the year 1769 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 Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  

Dec 13 On this day in history c F Gellert, writer, dies at 54  

Dec 30 Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Austrian soldier (b. 1685) died in the year 1769.  

Jan 05 Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo) was born in the year 1769.  

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 On this day in history birth of ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)  

Mar 02 On this day in history birth of deWitt Clinton, (Gov/Sen-NY)  

Mar 07 Josef Alois Ladurner, composer was born in the year 1769.