Famous Deaths 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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 02 In the year 1787 jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73  

Mar 11 In the year 1787 maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45  

Apr 01 Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) died in the year 1787.  

Apr 02 In the year 1787 death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)  

May 10 On this day in history death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)  

May 13 Johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1787.  

May 28 In the year 1787 johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67  

Jun 20 On this day in history carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63  

Jul 04 Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Aug 01 In the year 1787 alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90  

Aug 13 In the year 1787 isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies  

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

Oct 07 Henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  

Oct 30 Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat, dies at 58 in the year 1787.  

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

Nov 15 On this day in history christoph W Ritter von Gluck, composer (Iphigénie Tauride), dies at 73  

Nov 23 Anton Schweitzer, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1787 birth of john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)  

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 in the year 1787.  

Feb 13 In the year 1787 birth of james P Carrell, composer  

Feb 16 In the year 1787 birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer  

Feb 23 Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 06 On this day in history birth of joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)  

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