Famous Deaths Happened In 1787

Jan 01 Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 in the year 1787.  

Feb 13 RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died in the year 1787.  

Mar 02 Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 11 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 in the year 1787.  

Apr 01 Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) died on this day in history.  

Apr 02 On this day in history death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)  

May 10 William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died in the year 1787.  

May 13 On this day in history johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38  

May 28 Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 in the year 1787.  

Jun 20 Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jul 04 Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 in the year 1787.  

Aug 01 On this day in history alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90  

Aug 13 Isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies in the year 1787.  

Oct 05 On this day in history thomas Stone, US attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44  

Oct 07 In the year 1787 death of henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (b. 1711)  

Oct 30 In the year 1787 ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat, dies at 58  

Nov 03 Robert Lowth, British bishop and grammarian (b. 1710) died on this day in history.  

Nov 15 Christoph W Ritter von Gluck, composer (Iphigénie Tauride), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Nov 23 On this day in history anton Schweitzer, composer, dies at 52  

Dec 18 Soame Jenyns, English writer (b. 1704) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05 John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer  

Jan 13 John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 13 James P Carrell, composer was born in the year 1787.  

Feb 16 Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 23 In the year 1787 birth of emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)  

Mar 06 Joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 08 On this day in history birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery