Famous People Who Died In 1790

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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1790. This list includes people like Benjamin Franklin, Adam Smith, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Lyman Hall, William Hooper and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, historians and artists who died in 1790. This list includes people from United States, England, Scotland & Germany and many more countries.
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 1 
Benjamin Franklin
(One of the Founding Fathers of the United States)
Benjamin Franklin
71
Birthdate: January 17, 1706
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 17
 2 
Adam Smith
(18th Century Scottish Economist Who is Considered the Father of Modern Economics)
Adam Smith
36
Birthdate: June 5, 1723
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Died: July 17
 3 
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790)
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
15
Birthdate: March 13, 1741
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 20
 4 
Lyman Hall
(16th Governor of Georgia)
Lyman Hall
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 12, 1724
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wallingford, Connecticut, United States
Died: October 19
 5 
Israel Putnam
(Army General)
Israel Putnam
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 7, 1718
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Danvers, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 29
 6 
William Hooper
(Former Delegate to the Continental Congress)
William Hooper
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 17, 1742
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boston
Died: October 14
 7 
Thomas de Mahy, Marquis de Favras
(Military personnel)
Thomas de Mahy, Marquis de Favras
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 26, 1744
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Blois, France
Died: February 19
 8 
Ernst Gideon von Laudon
(Military officer)
Ernst Gideon von Laudon
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 13, 1717
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Madona Municipality, Latvia
Died: July 14
 9 
William Livingston
(Politician)
William Livingston
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 30, 1723
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: July 25
 10 
James Bowdoin
(Politician)
James Bowdoin
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 7, 1726
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: November 6
 11 
Thomas Warton
(Literary historian)
Thomas Warton
0
Birthdate: January 9, 1728
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Basingstoke, England
Died: May 21
 12 
William Cullen
(Physician, Chemist, Farmer, Academic, University teacher, Writer, Psychiatrist)
William Cullen
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: April 15, 1710
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamilton
Died: February 5
 13 
Amenemhat IV
(Pharaoh)
Amenemhat IV
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1850 BC
Died: 1790 BC
 14 
Mikhail Shcherbatov
(Statesman)
Mikhail Shcherbatov
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 22, 1733
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: December 12
 15 
Johann Bernhard Basedow
(Writer)
Johann Bernhard Basedow
0
Birthdate: September 11, 1724
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: July 25
 16 
Samuel Heinicke
(Educator)
Samuel Heinicke
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 10, 1727
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Germany
Died: April 30
 17 
Charles-Nicolas Cochin
(Engraver)
Charles-Nicolas Cochin
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 22, 1715
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 29
 18 
William Roy
(Cartographer, Engineer, Geographer)
William Roy
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 4, 1726
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Carluke
Died: July 1
 19 
François Hemsterhuis
(Writer)
François Hemsterhuis
1
Birthdate: December 27, 1721
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Groningen, Netherlands
Died: July 7
 20 
Bunchō
(Artist)
Bunchō
0
Birthdate: 1755 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 1790 AD
 21 
Flora MacDonald
(Heroine)
Flora MacDonald
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1722 AD
Birthplace: South Uist
Died: March 4
 22 
Nakamura Nakazō I
(Japanese actor)
Nakamura Nakazō I
0
Birthdate: 1736 AD
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: June 6
 23 
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim
(Historian)
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim
1
Birthdate: January 27, 1701
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Trier, Germany
Died: September 2
 24 
John Landen
(Mathematician)
John Landen
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 23, 1719
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Peakirk, England
Died: January 15
 25 
Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz
(Czech Harpist and Composer Who Composed Sonatas and Concertos For Harp)
Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 8, 1742
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Town, Prague, Czechia
Died: February 19
 26 
Charlotte of Monaco
(Nun)
Charlotte of Monaco
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 19, 1719
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris Kingdom of France
Died: 1790 AD
 27 
Murtada al-Zabidi
(Writer)
Murtada al-Zabidi
0
Birthdate: 1732 AD
Birthplace: Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: 1790 AD