| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 4 |
Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 |
Jan 7 |
Jean-Étienne Guettard, French physician and scientist (b. 1715) |
Jan 14 |
Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713) |
Jan 14 |
Michael Arne, English composer (b. 1740 or 1741) |
Feb 20 |
Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70 |
Feb 28 |
John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713) |
Mar 7 |
Frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76 |
Mar 11 |
Jacobus Bellamy, [Zelandus], Dutch/Swiss poet, dies at 28 |
Mar 11 |
Charles Humphreys, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1714) |
Mar 23 |
Patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) |
Apr 10 |
John Byron, British naval officer (b. 1723) |
Apr 20 |
John Goodricke, English deaf & dumb astronomer, dies at 21 |
Apr 23 |
Alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68 |
May 5 |
Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies |
May 19 |
John Stanley, composer, dies at 74 |
May 21 |
Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43 |
May 23 |
Móric Beňovský, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (b. 1746) |
May 23 |
Móric Benyovszky, Benyovszky, the rebel count |
Jun 19 |
Nathanael Greene, American Revolutionary general (b. 1742) |
Jul 22 |
Vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71 |
Jul 29 |
Franz Asplmayr, composer, dies at 58 |
Aug 7 |
Friedrich Schwindl, composer, dies at 49 |
Aug 16 |
Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80 |
Aug 17 |
Frederick II (the Great), King of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 |
Aug 17 |
Friedrich der Große, Wer ist der größte Deutsche? |
Sep 5 |
Jonas Hanway, English merchant, traveler, and philanthropist (b. 1712) |
Oct 2 |
August Keppel, 1st viscount/naval commander/politican, dies |
Oct 6 |
Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56 |
Oct 17 |
Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss artist (b. 1723) |
Oct 19 |
Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer, dies at 58 |
Dec 26 |
Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (b. 1713) |
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