Famous Deaths Happened In 1789
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Jan 01 Christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.
Jan 02 Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
Jan 08 In the year 1789 death of jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703)
Jan 10 Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 in the year 1789.
Jan 20 On this day in history johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50
Jan 23 On this day in history death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)
Feb 02 Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63 in the year 1789.
Feb 12 On this day in history death of ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)
Feb 19 Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and President of Delaware (b. 1738) died on this day in history.
Apr 07 Peter Camper, anatomist/animal scholar, dies at 66 in the year 1789.
Apr 26 On this day in history peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67
May 10 On this day in history guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer, dies at 72
May 25 In the year 1789 death of anders Dahl, Swedish botanist (b. 1751)
Jun 07 On this day in history vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer, dies at 81
Jun 12 In the year 1789 jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Maria-Theresia), dies
Jun 14 Johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
Jul 04 On this day in history claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59
Jul 13 Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist (b. 1715) died on this day in history.
Jul 14 Jacques de Flesselles, French provost (assassinated) (b. 1721) died in the year 1789.
Jul 15 Jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
Jul 22 Joseph-François Foulon, French administrator (b. 1715) died in the year 1789.
Aug 25 Mary Ball Washington, mother of George, dies in the year 1789.
Sep 11 On this day in history luca Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 55
Sep 12 In the year 1789 franz Xaver Richter, composer, dies at 79
Sep 23 On this day in history death of john Rogers, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723)
Sep 28 On this day in history death of thomas Day, author, killed by fall from a horse at Wargrave Berkshire
Oct 10 Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.
Oct 24 Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
Oct 27 John Cook, American farmer and Governor of Delaware (b. 1730) died in the year 1789.
Dec 03 In the year 1789 claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies
Dec 12 On this day in history death of john Ponsonby, Irish politician (b. 1713)
Dec 23 Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist (b. 1712) died on this day in history.