Famous People Who Died In 1796

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1796. This list includes people like Catherine the Great, Robert Burns, Anthony Wayne, David Rittenhouse, Thomas Reid and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include military leaders, political leaders, mathematicians and revolutionaries who died in 1796. This list includes people from United States, Scotland, France & Germany and many more countries.
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Catherine the Great
(Former Empress of Russia (1762 – 1796))
Catherine the Great
79
Birthdate: May 2, 1729
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pomeranian Dukes' Castle in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
Died: November 17

The Empress of Russia for almost 35 years, Catherine the Great was the country's longest-ruling female leader. An ambitious ruler, she rapidly expanded the Russian Empire and is credited with modernizing the country along Western European lines. She supported the ideals of the Enlightenment and the period of her rule—the Catherinian Era—is considered the Golden Age of Russia.

 2 
Robert Burns
(Poet and Lyricist widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.)
Robert Burns
22
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 25, 1759
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: July 21
Scottish poet Robert Burns, also known as the National Bard and the Bard of Ayrshire, is considered a pioneer of the Romantic movement in English literature. He often drew inspiration from Scottish folk songs. Some of his most notable works include the poems Auld Lang Syne and Scots Wha Hae.
 3 
Anthony Wayne
(Senior Officer of the United States Army (1792-96))
Anthony Wayne
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 1, 1745
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Easttown Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 15
 4 
David Rittenhouse
(American Astronomer, Inventor, Clockmaker and Mathematician)
David Rittenhouse
2
Birthdate: April 8, 1732
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 26

American astronomer, inventor, mathematician, clockmaker and surveyor David Rittenhouse, who served as first director of the United States Mint and remained a  member of the American Philosophical Society, made several significant breakthroughs for the US. His achievements include discovering the atmosphere of Venus and observing its transit, becoming the first American to sight Uranus, and completing an advanced orrery.

 5 
Samuel Seabury
(2nd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church)
Samuel Seabury
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 30, 1729
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ledyard, Connecticut, United States
Died: February 25

Samuel Seabury was an Episcopal bishop who became the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. A leading Loyalist in New York City during the American Revolution, he was known for his rivalry with Alexander Hamilton. After the revolution, he played a key role in the evolution of Anglican liturgy. 

 6 
Pyotr Rumyantsev
(Military officer)
Pyotr Rumyantsev
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 15, 1725
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stroiesti, Moldova
Died: December 19
 7 
Fuk'anggan
(Military Leader)
Fuk'anggan
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1753 AD
Birthplace: China
Died: 1796 AD
 8 
Johann Daniel Titius
(German Astronomer Best Known for Formulating the 'Titius–Bode Law')
Johann Daniel Titius
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 2, 1729
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chojnice, Poland
Died: December 16

Johann Daniel Titius, best known for proposing the Titius–Bode law, was a pioneer in measuring distances between the Sun and celestial bodies and planets. There is a crater on the Moon that is named after him. His areas of research also included thermometry and biology.

 9 
Thomas Reid
(Philosopher)
Thomas Reid
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Birthdate: May 7, 1710
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Strachan, Scotland, Great Britain
Died: October 7

Thomas Reid was a Scottish philosopher best remembered for founding the Scottish School of Common Sense. Reid, who played an important part in the Scottish Enlightenment, advocated common sense realism as opposed to his contemporary David Hume who advocated metaphysical naturalism. Thomas Reid is also credited with co-founding the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783.

 10 
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
(King)
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
1
Birthdate: June 26, 1726
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: October 16
 11 
James Macpherson
(Poet, Translator, Writer)
James Macpherson
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 27, 1736
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ruthven
Died: February 17
 12 
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
(French Actor, Dramatist, Essayist, and Revolutionary.)
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 19, 1749
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 8

Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois was a French actor, essayist, dramatist, and revolutionary. He played an important role during the Reign of Terror, serving as one of the most important members of the Committee of Public Safety. Although he is credited with saving Madame Tussaud from the Guillotine, Collot d'Herbois oversaw the execution of over 2,000 people in Lyon.

 13 
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Queen of Denmark and Norway between 1752 and 1766, second consort of king Frederick V of Denmark and Norway)
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 4, 1729
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Died: October 10
 14 
François de Charette
(French Soldier and Politician)
François de Charette
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 2, 1763
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Couffe, France
Died: March 29

François de Charette was a Breton soldier and politician who played an important role during the American Revolutionary War, serving in the French Royal Navy. He was one of the leaders of the War in the Vendée and fought against the revolutionary regime. His life inspired the creation of Le Dernier Panache at a theme park named Puy du Fou.

 15 
Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath
(Politician)
Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 13, 1734
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hatfield, England
Died: November 19
 16 
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal
(Writer)
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal
0
Birthdate: April 12, 1713
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lapanouse, France
Died: March 6
 17 
François Séverin Marceau
(General)
François Séverin Marceau
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 1, 1769
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chartres, France
Died: September 21
 18 
Pierre-Marie-Jérôme Trésaguet
(Engineer)
Pierre-Marie-Jérôme Trésaguet
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: January 15, 1716
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nevers, France
Died: March 11
 19 
Angelo Soliman
(Freemason, Educator)
Angelo Soliman
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1721 AD
Birthplace: Nigeria
Died: November 21
 20 
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
(Mathematician)
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 28, 1735
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 1

Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde initially made a name for himself as a violinist. He drifted to mathematics much later, at age 35, and  became famous for his determinant theory in mathematics and for solving a complex math problem called The Knight's Tour. His memoirs are invaluable to understanding math.

 21 
Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder
(Writer)
Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 31, 1741
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: East Prussia
Died: April 23
 22 
Felice Giardini
(Composer)
Felice Giardini
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 12, 1716
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: June 8
 23 
Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
(Prince)
Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 5, 1773
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: December 28
 24 
Molly Brant
(Native American Leader)
Molly Brant
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1736 AD
Birthplace: Ohio River, United States
Died: April 16
 25 
Henry Hamilton
(He served in North America as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Quebec)
Henry Hamilton
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1734 AD
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: September 29
 26 
Adolf Franz Friedrich, Freiherr von Knigge
(Writer)
Adolf Franz Friedrich, Freiherr von Knigge
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 16, 1752
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bredenbeck, Germany
Died: May 6
 27 
Stephen Storace
(Composer)
Stephen Storace
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 4, 1762
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 19
 28 
Adam Naruszewicz
(Polish Nobleman, Poet, Dramatist and Roman Catholic Bishop)
Adam Naruszewicz
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 20, 1733
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lahišyn, Polesie
Died: July 8

Adam Naruszewicz was the first historian from Poland to use modern scholarship methods. A Roman Catholic bishop, he later became a major figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Poland and also popularized the term Piast dynasty through his writings. Apart from his 7-volume history of Poland, he also wrote poems.

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Franz Anton Maulbertsch
(Painter)
Franz Anton Maulbertsch
0
Birthdate: June 7, 1724
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Langenargen, Germany
Died: August 8
 30 
Uthumphon
(Monarch)
Uthumphon
0
Birthdate: 1700 AD
Birthplace: Thailand
Died: 1796 AD
 31 
Sir William Chambers
(Architect)
Sir William Chambers
1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: February 23, 1723
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
Died: March 10

Born to a Scottish father in Sweden, Sir William Chambers initially traveled to Canton as part of the Swedish East India Company. After studying Chinese architecture, he moved on to Paris and then to Italy. The Georgian-period architect was a major pillar of the Palladian style of architecture.

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Samuel Huntington
(Politician)
Samuel Huntington
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 16, 1731
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Windham, Connecticut, United States
Died: January 5
 33 
Julien Fédon
(Leader of the Fédon Rebellion)
Julien Fédon
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthplace: Martinique
Died: 1796 AD
 34 
Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani
(Chess player, Writer)
Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 9, 1719
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Modena, Italy
Died: July 15
 35 
Fyodor Grigoryevich, Count Orlov
(Statesman)
Fyodor Grigoryevich, Count Orlov
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 19, 1741
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lyutkino, Russia
Died: May 28