Famous People Who Died In 1781
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1781. This list includes people like Túpac Amaru II, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, military leaders, playwrights and poets who died in 1781. This list includes people from England, France and many more countries.
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Birthdate: March 19, 1738
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Surimana-Canas, Cuzco, Viceroyalty of Peru
Died: May 18
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
(German Writer, Dramatist, Art Critic and a Spokesperson of the Enlightenment Era)
Birthdate: January 22, 1729
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kamenz, Germany
Died: February 15
3
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
(Former Chief minister of France and Economist)
Birthdate: May 10, 1727
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 18
4
Mariana Victoria of Spain
(Queen)
Birthdate: March 31, 1718
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain
Died: January 15
5
John Needham
(British Naturalist, Biologist, and Clergyman Who Supported the 'Theory of Spontaneous Generation')
Birthdate: September 10, 1713
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 30
6
Richard Challoner
(Priest)
Birthdate: September 29, 1691
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lewes, England
Died: January 12
7
Josef Mysliveček
(Czech Composer Known for His Friendship and Collaborations With Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Birthdate: March 9, 1737
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: February 4
8
Richard Stockton
(Judge, Lawyer)
Birthdate: October 1, 1730
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Died: February 28
9
Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein
(Prince of Liechtenstein)
Birthdate: November 19, 1726
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: August 18
10
Francis Peirson
(British Army officer who was serving on Jersey, in the Channel Islands off the coast of France)
Birthdate: 1757
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 6
11
George Taylor
(Politician)
Birthdate: 1716 AD
Birthplace: Ireland
Died: February 23
12
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
(Navy Admiral)
Birthdate: February 21, 1705
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 17
13
Johann August Ernesti
(Theologian, Writer, Classical philologist)
Birthdate: August 4, 1707
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bad Tennstedt, Germany
Died: September 11
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Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington
(Politician)
Birthdate: July 19, 1735
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Meath, Ireland
Died: May 22
15
Faustina Bordoni
(Italian Mezzo-Soprano Who Ruled the 18th Century Opera Scene)
Birthdate: March 30, 1697
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: November 4
16
James Abercrombie
(General)
Birthdate: 1706 AD
Birthplace: Banffshire, Scotland
Died: April 23
17
Tobias Furneaux
(Navigator)
Birthdate: August 21, 1735
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Plymouth, England
Died: September 18
18
Micaela Bastidas
(Peruvian Leader Who Campaigned Against the Spanish Rule in South America)
Birthdate: 1744 AD
Birthplace: Tamburco District, Peru
Died: May 18
19
Peter Scheemakers
(Flemish Sculptor)
Birthdate: 1691 AD
Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium
Died: September 12
20
Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas
(Statesman)
Birthdate: July 9, 1701
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: November 21
21
Soga Shōhaku
(Japanese Painter of the Mid-Tokugawa Period)
Birthdate: 1730 AD
Birthplace: Ise or Kyōto, Japan
Died: January 30
22
Johannes Ewald
(Dramatist)
Birthdate: November 18, 1743
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: March 17
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José Francisco de Isla
(Preacher)
Birthdate: April 24, 1703
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cistierna, Spain
Died: November 2
24
Jean-Baptiste de La Curne de Sainte-Palaye
(Historian)
Birthdate: June 16, 1697
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Auxerre, France
Died: March 1
25
Zenón de Somodevilla, 1st Marquess of Ensenada
(Statesman)
Birthdate: April 20, 1702
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: La Rioja, Spain
Died: December 2
Birthdate: 1730 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 1781 AD