Famous Deaths Happened In 1788

Jan 05 Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 On this day in history death of françois Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)  

Jan 15 Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Jan 31 On this day in history charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67  

Feb 18 John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

Feb 20 Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 In the year 1788 death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)  

Feb 22 On this day in history franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63  

Feb 28 On this day in history death of thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725)  

Mar 01 Orazio Mei, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1788.  

Mar 29 Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies in the year 1788.  

Apr 12 On this day in history carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56  

Apr 15 Giuseppi Bonno, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707) died in the year 1788.  

Apr 22 Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch poet, dies 46 on this day in history.  

May 08 Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723) died on this day in history.  

May 29 In the year 1788 jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61  

Jun 12 Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jun 18 On this day in history death of adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)  

Jun 28 Johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32 in the year 1788.  

Jul 14 Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Aug 02 Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 in the year 1788.  

Aug 08 Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92 in the year 1788.  

Aug 14 Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies in the year 1788.  

Sep 14 In the year 1788 john Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47  

Sep 26 In the year 1788 francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63  

Oct 13 On this day in history death of robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish politician and poet (b. 1702)  

Oct 15 In the year 1788 death of samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735)  

Oct 18 Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Nov 01 On this day in history johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies  

Nov 15 On this day in history peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77  

Nov 28 In the year 1788 charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53  

Dec 06 Jonathan Shipley, British bishop and politician (b. 1714) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 05 Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 In the year 1788 birth of erik Drake, composer  

Jan 08 In the year 1788 birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)  

Jan 08 In the year 1788 birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of william Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)  

Jan 13 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 22 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.