Famous People Who Died In 1791
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1791. This list includes people like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Wesley, Grigory Potemkin, Francis Hopkinson, Benjamin Harrison V and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, spiritual & religious leaders, poets and historians who died in 1791. This list includes people from England, France, United States & Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: January 27, 1756
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Salzburg, Austria
Died: December 5
A child prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is regarded as one of the greatest classical composers ever. A prolific composer, he had a profound influence on Western music. Many of his works are considered pinnacles of choral, symphonic, operatic, chamber, and concertante music. Before his death, at the age of 35, he had composed over 600 works.
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John Wesley(English Clergyman, Theologian, Evangelist and Co-Founder of the Methodist Movement in the Church of England)
Birthdate: June 28, 1703
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Epworth, England
Died: March 2
John Wesley was an English cleric, evangelist, and theologian. He is best remembered for leading a revival movement called Methodism within the Church of England. He is credited with founding societies that eventually became the dominant form of the Methodist movement, which remains relevant today. He continues to be the main theological influence on Methodists all over the world.
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Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
(Former Member of the French Constituent Assembly)
Birthdate: March 9, 1749
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Le Bignon-Mirabeau, France
Died: April 2
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau was the son of renowned economist Victor Riqueti. A bout of small pox disfigured his face permanently but that didn’t stop him from rising as a leader of the French Revolution. However, posthumously, he was proved to be a royalist.
Birthdate: September 2, 1737
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 9
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Dutty Boukman
(Haitian Revolutionary Who was Active During the Haitian Revolution)
Birthdate: 1767 AD
Birthplace: Senegambia
Died: November 7
Dutty Boukman was a Haitian revolutionary who was active during the Haitian Revolution. It is believed that Boukman and a Vodou mambo named Cécile Fatiman presided over a religious ceremony at Bois Caïman that instigated the 1791 slave revolt which came to be known as the Haitian Revolution.
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Grigory Potemkin(Russian Statesman, Army Officer and Lover of Empress Catherine the Great)
Birthdate: October 11, 1739
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chizhevo, Russia
Died: October 16
Grigory Potemkin was a Russian statesman, military leader, and nobleman. A favorite of Catherine the Great, Grigory Potemkin was appointed governor-general of Russia's southern provinces in 1775. An influential personality, Potemkin supervised the construction of several important edifices, such as the Tauride Palace. He is also credited with founding the towns of Ekaterinoslav, Sevastopol, Kherson, and Nikolayev.
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François-Thomas Germain
(French Silversmith)
Birthdate: April 17, 1726
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 23
François-Thomas Germain was a French silversmith who worked for the European royalty, earning the title royal silversmith. His association with financiers in 1765 was considered a breach of guild regulations, resulting in his resignation and bankruptcy. Today, many of his works are showcased in museums across Europe. François-Thomas Germain was portrayed as the main antagonist in Assassin's Creed Unity (2014).
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Catharine Macaulay
(Historian)
Birthdate: April 2, 1731
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wye, Kent, England
Died: June 22
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Ottobah Cugoano
(Abolitionist, Political Activist)
Birthdate: 1757 AD
Birthplace: Ajumako, Ghana
Died: 1791 AD
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Johann Salomo Semler
(Historian)
Birthdate: December 18, 1725
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saalfeld, Germany
Died: March 14
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Jacob Frank
(Religious Leader)
Birthdate: 1726 AD
Birthplace: Korolivka, Ukraine
Died: December 10
Jacob Frank was a Polish-Jewish religious leader. He is credited with creating Frankism, a new denomination of Judaism. Jacob Frank is also remembered for his claims; he convinced his followers that he was the reincarnation of the biblical patriarch Jacob and the self-proclaimed messiah Sabbatai Zevi.
Birthdate: 1732 AD
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: December 2
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Étienne Maurice Falconet
(French Sculptor Best Known for His Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great, the Bronze Horseman)
Birthdate: December 1, 1716
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 24
Étienne Maurice Falconet is perhaps best remembered for his creation the Bronze Horseman, which depicted Czar Peter I of Russia on a horse. He developed the French Baroque style into Rococo art. Many of his works were made for the Sèvres Porcelain Factory. He also penned Reflections on Sculpture.
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Claude-Carloman de Rulhière
(Poet)
Birthdate: June 12, 1735
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bondy, France
Died: January 30
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Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon
(Religious leader)
Birthdate: August 24, 1707
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Leicestershire, England
Died: June 17
Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon was an English religious leader. She played an important role in the Methodist movement in Wales and England and in the Christian revivalism of the 18th century. She is credited with establishing an evangelical branch in Sierra Leone and England, which is now referred to as the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion.
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Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
(Poet)
Birthdate: March 24, 1739
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Obersontheim, Germany
Died: October 10
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Benjamin Harrison V
(Politician)
Birthdate: April 5, 1726
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Charles City County, Virginia, United States
Died: April 24
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Richard Price
(Moral Philosopher and Mathematician Best Known for Editing, Publishing and Developing 'Bayes–Price Theorem')
Birthdate: February 23, 1723
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Llangeinor, Wales
Died: April 19
British moral-philosopher Richard Price is best-remembered for significantly editing Bayes–Price theorem. He edited An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances, a major-work of his deceased friend Thomas Bayes. It appeared in Philosophical Transactions and included Bayes' Theorem. His work on legacy of Bayes, led Price to get elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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Johann Heinrich Merck
(Author)
Birthdate: April 11, 1741
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: June 27
Birthdate: 1727 AD
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Died: April 27
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Frederick Haldimand
(Swiss Military Officer)
Birthdate: August 11, 1718
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Died: June 5
Birthdate: October 22, 1738
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
Died: July 29
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Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Remy
(Thief)
Birthdate: July 22, 1756
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fontette, France
Died: August 23