Notable Deaths - 1799
1799 Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 6 |
W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 |
Jan 9 |
Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718) |
Jan 22 |
Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 |
Jan 26 |
Gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722) |
Feb 4 |
Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728) |
Feb 7 |
Qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711) |
Feb 12 |
Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 |
Feb 12 |
Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist (b. 1729) |
Feb 16 |
Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 |
Feb 18 |
Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52 |
Feb 19 |
Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (b. 1733) |
Feb 22 |
Heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. 1750) |
Feb 24 |
Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 |
Feb 24 |
Georg C Lichtenberg, German physicist/writer, dies at 56 |
Mar 18 |
John Randall, composer, dies at 82 |
Mar 25 |
Constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60 |
Mar 28 |
Etta L J "baronne" Palm-Aelders, Dutch adventurer/spy, dies at 55 |
Apr 1 |
Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52 |
Apr 17 |
Richard Jupp, English architect (b. 1728) |
Apr 19 |
Pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78 |
Apr 28 |
Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62 |
May 2 |
Henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58 |
May 4 |
Tipu Sultan, Indian military leader killed during Battle of Seringapatam (b. 1750) |
May 9 |
Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72 |
May 18 |
Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies |
May 18 |
Beaumarchais, Der Barbier von Sevilla |
May 26 |
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish judge (b. 1714) |
May 31 |
Pierre Lemonnier, French astronomer (b. 1715) |
Jun 6 |
Patrick Henry, American revolutionary (b. 1736) |
Jun 18 |
Johann Andre, composer, dies at 58 |
Jul 7 |
William Curtis, English botanist (Botanical Magazine), dies at 53 |
Aug 2 |
Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, French inventor, dies at 54 |
Aug 5 |
Richard Howe, British admiral (b. 1726) |
Aug 6 |
Joseph Friebert, composer, dies at 74 |
Aug 7 |
John Bacon, English sculptor, dies at 58 |
Aug 15 |
Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet (b. 1729) |
Aug 16 |
Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61 |
Aug 17 |
Christian Heinrich Spieß, Das schöne irre Judenmädchen |
Aug 20 |
Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer, dies at 37 |
Aug 29 |
Pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italian Pope (1775-99), dies at 71 |
Aug 31 |
Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720) |
Sep 7 |
John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English physician/nature investigator, dies at 68 |
Sep 7 |
Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist (b. 1717) |
Oct 5 |
Antonio Dinis da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese poet (O Hissope), dies at 68 |
Oct 16 |
Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44 |
Oct 23 |
William Paca, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 58 |
Oct 24 |
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 |
Nov 22 |
Baroness van Dorth, orangist, executed |
Dec 5 |
Robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61 |
Dec 6 |
Joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71 |
Dec 14 |
George Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97), dies at 66 |
Dec 14 |
George Washington, |
Dec 18 |
Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician (b. 1725) |
Dec 20 |
David Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66 |
Dec 31 |
Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and writer (b. 1723) |
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