Famous People Who Died In 1789

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1789. This list includes people like Ethan Allen, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, Abdul Hamid I, Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, Baron d'Holbach and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, political leaders, emperors & kings and philosophers who died in 1789. This list includes people from France, United States, England and many more countries.
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Ethan Allen
(Revolutionary War Hero)
Ethan Allen
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 21, 1738
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Died: February 12

As a child, Ethan Allen was fond of deciphering passages from the Bible. He grew up to co-establish Vermont and led the Green Mountain Boys during the American Revolutionary War. After failing to achieve Vermont’s separation from New York, he tried to unite Vermont with Canada.

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Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France
(Princes)
Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France
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Birthdate: October 22, 1781
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Palace of Versailles, France
Died: June 4
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Abdul Hamid I
(Emperor)
Abdul Hamid I
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Birthdate: March 20, 1725
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Topkapi Palace Museum, İstanbul, Turkey
Died: April 7
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Charles-Michel de l'Épée
(Educator)
Charles-Michel de l'Épée
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 24, 1712
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Versailles, Yvelines, France
Died: December 23

Eighteenth-century philanthropic educator Charles-Michel de l'Épée is regarded as the Father of the Deaf for pioneering the education of the deaf and dumb. He laid down the Signed French system, which enabled the deaf to participate in legal proceedings. His French Sign Language laid the path to the American Sign Language.

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Thomas Day
(Writer, Children's writer)
Thomas Day
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Birthdate: June 22, 1748
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London
Died: September 28
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Silas Deane
(Diplomat)
Silas Deane
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 4, 1738
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Groton, Connecticut, United States
Died: September 23
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Baron d'Holbach
(Author)
Baron d'Holbach
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 8, 1723
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Edesheim, Germany
Died: January 21
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John Cleland
(Novelist)
John Cleland
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 24, 1709
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died: January 23
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Lydia Darragh
(She is Said to Have Saved George Washington's Army from a British Attack)
Lydia Darragh
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1729 AD
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: December 28

Irish woman Lydia Darragh is said to have saved George Washington’s Continental Army from a British attack during American Revolutionary War. She eavesdropped on a secret conference of British officers quartered in her house and after learning about the impending attack on the Continental army camped at White Marsh, she delivered the information and saved Washington's army from an ambush.  

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Claude Joseph Vernet
(Painter)
Claude Joseph Vernet
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Birthdate: August 14, 1714
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Avignon, France
Died: December 3
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Jean-Étienne Liotard
(Swiss Painter Best Known for His Portraits in Pastel)
Jean-Étienne Liotard
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Birthdate: December 22, 1702
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: June 12

Swiss-born French-origin painter is best remembered for his pastel portraits. Having spent a considerable part of his career in Constantinople, he adopted Turkish costumes and sported a beard, thus earning the nickname the Turkish painter when he traveled to Vienna. His portraits include those of Empress Maria Theresa and the Princess of Wales.

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Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany
(Duke)
Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 29, 1753
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
Died: November 17
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Thomas Nelson Jr.
(Statesman)
Thomas Nelson Jr.
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 26, 1738
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Yorktown, Virginia, United States
Died: January 4
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John Ledyard
(Explorer)
John Ledyard
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1751
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Groton, Connecticut, United States
Died: January 10
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Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau
(French Economist)
Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau
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Birthdate: October 5, 1715
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pertuis, France
Died: July 13

French political economist Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau belonged to the Physiocratic school. He is also remembered as the father of economist and French Revolution leader Comte de Mirabeau. He penned books such as Theory of Taxation. Going against tax farmers, he suggested direct tax collection on income and land.

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Pierre Lyonnet
(Dutch Artist and Engraver Famous for His Skillful Dissections and Illustrations of Insect Anatomy)
Pierre Lyonnet
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Birthdate: July 21, 1706
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Maastricht, Netherlands
Died: January 10

Pierre Lyonnet was a Dutch cryptologist, zoologist, and illustrator. As a cryptologist, he broke the encryption of the Prussian deputies as well as the French deputy in The Hague. As an illustrator, Pieter Lyonet illustrated anatomical works of other writers like Abraham Trembley.

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Jack Broughton
(Boxer)
Jack Broughton
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 5, 1704
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cirencester, United Kingdom
Died: January 8
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Miura Baien
(Philosopher)
Miura Baien
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Birthdate: September 1, 1723
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Japan
Died: April 9
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Kpengla
(Kingdom of Dahomey)
Kpengla
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Birthdate: 1735 AD
Birthplace: Benin
Died: 1789 AD
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Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
(Engineer)
Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 15, 1715
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Amiens, France
Died: May 9
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Abraham Darby III
(British ironmaster)
Abraham Darby III
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 24, 1750
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: near Dudley, England
Died: 1789 AD