Famous People Who Died In 1794

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1794. This list includes people like Antoine Lavoisier, Georges Danton, Marquis de Condorcet, Maximilien de Robespierre, Maximilien Robespierre and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, lawyers, philosophers and journalists who died in 1794. This list includes people from France, United States, England and many more countries.
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Maximilien de Robespierre
(French Lawyer and Statesman & One of the Most Influential Figures of the 'French Revolution')
Maximilien de Robespierre
22
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: May 6, 1758
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Arras, France
Died: July 28
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 2 
Antoine Lavoisier
(French Chemist Who Discovered the Role of Oxygen in Combustion)
Antoine Lavoisier
16
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 26, 1743
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 8
 3 
Georges Danton
(French Lawyer and a Leading Figure in the French Revolution)
Georges Danton
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 26, 1759
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Arcis-sur-Aube, France
Died: April 5
 4 
Marquis de Condorcet
(French Philosopher and Mathematician)
Marquis de Condorcet
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 17, 1743
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ribemont, France
Died: March 29
 5 
Edward Gibbon
(Historian)
Edward Gibbon
2
Birthdate: April 8, 1737
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 16
 6 
Cesare Beccaria
(One of the Greatest Thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment Known for His Treatise 'On Crimes and Punishments')
Cesare Beccaria
0
Birthdate: March 15, 1738
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: November 28
 7 
James Lind
(Scottish Doctor Known for Pioneering of Naval Hygiene in the Royal Navy)
James Lind
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: October 4, 1716
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: July 13
 8 
Élisabeth of France
(Princess)
Élisabeth of France
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 3, 1764
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Palace of Versailles, France
Died: May 10
 9 
Georg Forster
(German Explorer Who Established Travel Literature as a Genre in Germany)
Georg Forster
0
Birthdate: November 27, 1754
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mokry Dwór, Poland
Died: January 10
 10 
Lotf Ali Khan
(Ruler)
Lotf Ali Khan
3
Birthdate: 1769 AD
Birthplace: Iran
Died: 1794 AD
 11 
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
(German Military Officer Who Served as a Major General of the Continental Army During the American Revolutionary War)
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
8
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 17, 1730
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Magdeburg, Germany
Died: November 28
 12 
James Bruce
(Explorer, Archaeologist, Film editor, Botanist)
James Bruce
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 14, 1730
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stirling
Died: April 27
 13 
William Jones
(British Philologist and Jurist Known for His Research on Oriental Languages)
William Jones
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 28, 1746
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 27
 14 
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
(Revolutionary)
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 25, 1767
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Decize, France
Died: July 28
 15 
André Chénier
(Poet)
André Chénier
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 30, 1762
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Constantinople
Died: July 25
 16 
Richard Henry Lee
(Politician)
Richard Henry Lee
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 20, 1732
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stratford, Virginia, United States
Died: June 19
 17 
Jean-Baptiste Carrier
(French Revolutionary Known for His Actions in the War in the Vendée During the Reign of Terror)
Jean-Baptiste Carrier
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 16, 1756
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Yolet, France
Died: December 16
 18 
Abraham Clark
(Politician, Lawyer)
Abraham Clark
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 15, 1726
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Elizabeth
Died: September 15
 19 
John Witherspoon
(Scottish-American Presbyterian Minister, Educator and a Founding Father of the United States)
John Witherspoon
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 5, 1723
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gifford, Scotland
Died: November 15
 20 
Jacques Hébert
(French Journalist and Leader)
Jacques Hébert
0
Birthdate: November 15, 1757
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Alençon, France
Died: March 24
 21 
Thomas Mudge
(Watchmaker)
Thomas Mudge
0
Birthdate: 1715 AD
Birthplace: Exeter, England
Died: November 14
 22 
Jacques François Dugommier
(French general)
Jacques François Dugommier
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 1, 1738
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Trois-Rivières, Guadeloupe
Died: November 18
 23 
Francis Light
(Explorer)
Francis Light
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1740 AD
Birthplace: Dallinghoo, England
Died: October 25
 24 
Fabre d'Églantine
(Actor)
Fabre d'Églantine
0
Birthdate: July 28, 1750
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Carcassonne, France
Died: April 5
 25 
André Chénier
(Turkish-Born French Poet Who Inspired the Romantic Movement)
André Chénier
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 30, 1762
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Died: July 25
 26 
Georges Couthon
(Politician)
Georges Couthon
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 22, 1755
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Orcet, France
Died: July 28
 27 
Charles-Hector, count d'Estaing
(French General and Admiral)
Charles-Hector, count d'Estaing
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 24, 1729
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Auvergne Ruvel, France
Died: April 28
 28 
François Hanriot
(French Sans-Culotte Leader, Street Orator, and Commander of the Garde Nationale During the French Revolution)
François Hanriot
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 2, 1759
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nanterre, France
Died: July 28
 29 
Rudolf Erich Raspe
(Librarian)
Rudolf Erich Raspe
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1736
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hannover, Germany
Died: November 1
 30 
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
(Diplomat and State Chancellor of the Habsburg Empire (1753 - 1792))
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 2, 1711
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: June 27
 31 
Anacharsis Cloots
(Prussian Nobleman Who Was a Significant Figure in the French Revolution)
Anacharsis Cloots
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 24, 1755
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kleve, Germany
Died: March 24
 32 
Fredrik Axel von Fersen
(Soldier)
Fredrik Axel von Fersen
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 5, 1719
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: April 24
 33 
Mahadaji Shinde
(Ruler)
Mahadaji Shinde
0
Birthdate: 1727 AD
Died: February 12
 34 
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
(Judge)
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 20, 1759
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 5
 35 
Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve
(Writer)
Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 3, 1756
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chartres, France
Died: June 18
 36 
Marguerite-Élie Guadet
(Former 3rd President of the National Convention of France)
Marguerite-Élie Guadet
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 20, 1758
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Émilion, France
Died: June 19
 37 
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
(Diplomat)
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 22, 1715
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint-Marcel d’Ardeche, France
Died: November 3
 38 
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette
(French Politician of the Revolutionary Period)
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 24, 1763
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nevers, France
Died: April 13
 39 
Gottfried August Bürger
(Poet)
Gottfried August Bürger
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 31, 1747
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Molmerswende, Mansfeld, Germany
Died: June 8
 40 
John Roebuck
(Inventor)
John Roebuck
0
Birthdate: 1718 AD
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
Died: July 17
 41 
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel
(Politician)
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 1, 1727
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Thann, France
Died: April 13
 42 
Camille Desmoulins
(French Politician and Journalist)
Camille Desmoulins
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 2, 1760
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Guise
Died: April 5
 43 
Justus Möser
(Writer)
Justus Möser
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 14, 1720
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Osnabrück, Germany
Died: January 8
 44 
Isaac René Guy le Chapelier
(Former Member of the National Assembly of France)
Isaac René Guy le Chapelier
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 12, 1754
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rennes, France
Died: April 22
 45 
Alison Cockburn
(Scottish Poet and Socialite)
Alison Cockburn
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 8, 1712
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Died: November 22
 46 
Hester Bateman
(Silversmith)
Hester Bateman
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 1708 AD
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 16
 47 
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet
(Architect)
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: October 25, 1708
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Suresnes, France
Died: February 27
 48 
Alexandre de Beauharnais
(Political figure)
Alexandre de Beauharnais
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 28, 1760
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fort-Royal, Martinique, France
Died: July 23
 49 
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst
(Lawyer)
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: May 20, 1714
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 6
 50 
Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard Bochart de Saron
(Astronomer)
Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard Bochart de Saron
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 16, 1730
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 20