Famous Deaths Happened In 1781

Jan 12 Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (b. 1718) died in the year 1781.  

Jan 17 Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 22 In the year 1781 johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66  

Feb 04 Josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1781.  

Feb 15 In the year 1781 g E Lessing, writer, dies at 52  

Feb 23 In the year 1781 death of george Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716)  

Feb 24 Edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713) died in the year 1781.  

Feb 28 Richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Mar 18 In the year 1781 death of anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (b. 1727)  

Apr 23 James Abercrombie, British general (b. 1706) died on this day in history.  

Apr 28 Cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1723) died on this day in history.  

May 08 Richard Jago, English poet (b. 1715) died in the year 1781.  

May 18 Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, Túpac Amaru (b. 1742) died in the year 1781.  

May 22 Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1781.  

May 27 Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716) died in the year 1781.  

Jul 11 In the year 1781 adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60  

Jul 23 John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-born Continental Congressman (b. 1724) died in the year 1781.  

Jul 29 Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

Jul 30 Augustin Ullinger, composer, dies at 35 in the year 1781.  

Sep 28 On this day in history death of william Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, British diplomat and statesman (b. 1717)  

Oct 09 On this day in history thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly, composer, dies at 49  

Oct 16 On this day in history death of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (b. 1705)  

Oct 27 Herman-Francois Delange, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1781.  

Nov 02 Jose F de Isla, Spanish Jesuit/author, dies at 78 in the year 1781.  

Nov 04 Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (b. 1721) died on this day in history.  

Nov 22 John Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Nov 24 In the year 1781 death of james Caldwell, American revolutionary (b. 1734)  

Dec 16 On this day in history georg Simon Lohlein, composer, dies at 56  

Jan 20 In the year 1781 birth of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848)  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer  

Jan 26 Achim v Arnim, writer was born in the year 1781.  

Jan 26 Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30 In the year 1781 birth of a v Chamisso, writer  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)  

Feb 17 René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 18 In the year 1781 birth of henry Martyn, Truro, missionary