Famous Deaths Happened In 1788

Jan 05 Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1788.  

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

Jan 15 On this day in history gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77  

Jan 17 Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1788.  

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

Feb 18 On this day in history death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

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 Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Feb 28 In the year 1788 death of thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725)  

Mar 01 On this day in history orazio Mei, composer, dies at 56  

Mar 29 Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

Apr 15 Giuseppi Bonno, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1788.  

Apr 16 Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707) died on this day in history.  

Apr 22 On this day in history zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch poet, dies 46  

May 08 On this day in history death of giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723)  

May 29 Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jun 12 Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65 in the year 1788.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 14 In the year 1788 johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60  

Aug 02 In the year 1788 thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61  

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

Aug 14 On this day in history thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies  

Sep 14 On this day in history john Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47  

Sep 26 Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Oct 13 Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish politician and poet (b. 1702) died on this day in history.  

Oct 15 Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735) died on this day in history.  

Oct 18 On this day in history jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56  

Nov 01 Johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 15 In the year 1788 peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77  

Nov 28 Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)  

Jan 08 Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born in the year 1788.  

Feb 05 Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born in the year 1788.