Famous People Who Died In 1800
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1800. This list includes people like William Cowper, Alexander Suvorov, John Rutledge, William Blount, Edward Rutledge and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include military leaders, literature critics, philosophers and soldiers who died in 1800. This list includes people from England, United States, France and many more countries.
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Birthdate: November 26, 1731
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berkhamsted
Died: April 25
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Alexander Suvorov
(Russian Military Commander Known for His Achievements in the Russo-Turkish War)
Birthdate: November 24, 1729
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: May 18
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Suvorov was a distinguished Russian General, remembered for winning every battle that he had commanded. Known for his thumping victories at the Battle of Rymnik and Siege of Izmail during the Russo-Turkish War and for his contributions during the French Revolutionary Wars, he won many awards and tittles and wrote several military manuals, including The Science of Victory.
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Charles Adams
(Son of the Second United States President, John Adams)
Birthdate: May 29, 1770
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: United States
Died: November 30
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John Rutledge
(Chief Justice)
Birthdate: September 17, 1739
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: July 23
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William Blount
(Politician)
Birthdate: March 26, 1749
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Windsor, North Carolina, United States
Died: March 21
Birthdate: November 12, 1751
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 16
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Wilhelm von Knyphausen
(General)
Birthdate: November 4, 1716
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lütetsburg, Germany
Died: December 7
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Itō Jakuchū
(Japanese Painter)
Birthdate: March 2, 1716
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kyōto, Japan
Died: October 27
Japanese painter Itō Jakuchū of the mid-Edo period is best-recognised for his paintings that traditionally featured Japanese subjects, especially his detailed and lifelike paintings of chickens and other birds. A reputed artist of the Kyoto art community, Jakuchū received several personal commissions as well as commissions for painting panels or screens for different Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in Japan.
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Gabriel Prosser
(Blacksmith)
Birthdate: 1776 AD
Birthplace: Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Died: October 10
One of the rare literate slaves of the colonial era, Gabriel Prosser was born into slavery at a tobacco plantation in Virginia. He led one of the first great slave revolutions of the U.S., aspiring to create an all-Black state, with himself as the king. He was eventually hanged.
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Johann Euler
(Astronomer, Mathematician)
Birthdate: November 27, 1734
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: September 17
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William Billings
(Composer)
Birthdate: October 7, 1746
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 26
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Richard Hennessy
(Military personnel and Founder of Hennessy)
Birthdate: 1724 AD
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: October 8
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Thomas Conway
(Military General)
Birthdate: February 27, 1735
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ireland
Died: 1800 AD
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Thomas Mifflin
(Politician)
Birthdate: January 10, 1744
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 20
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Elizabeth Montagu
(British Social Reformer, Patron of the Arts, Salonnière, Literary Critic and Writer)
Birthdate: October 2, 1718
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yorkshire, England
Died: August 25
Part of the 18th-century London intellectual circle, socialite Elizabeth Montagu was a pioneering member of the Bluestockings, a group of women who engaged in evening conversations as a substitute to card-playing. The wife of affluent landowner Edward Montagu, she inherited his riches and later built the Montagu House.
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Claude Martin
(Army officer who served in the French)
Birthdate: January 5, 1735
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: September 13
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John Blair
(United States jurist)
Birthdate: April 17, 1732
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Williamsburg, Virginia
Died: August 31
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Jacques Mallet du Pan
(Journalist)
Birthdate: November 5, 1749
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Céligny, Switzerland
Died: May 10
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Jean-Baptiste Kléber
(Military General)
Birthdate: March 9, 1753
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: June 14
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Niccolò Piccinni
(Italian composer)
Birthdate: January 16, 1728
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bari
Died: May 7
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Jesse Ramsden
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: October 6, 1735
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Salterhebble, Halifax, England
Died: November 5
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Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton
(French Naturalist and a Pioneer in the Fields of Comparative Anatomy and Paleontology)
Birthdate: May 29, 1716
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montbard, France
Died: January 1
While Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton was sent to Paris to study theology, he ended up studying medicine instead and later became a pioneering naturalist. He taught natural history and zoology and contributed immensely to the domains of comparative anatomy and paleontology. He also contributed to Georges Buffon’s Histoire naturelle.
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Marc René, marquis de Montalembert
(Military engineer)
Birthdate: July 16, 1714
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Angoulême, France
Died: March 29
Birthdate: 1740 AD
Birthplace: Lancaster, England
Died: May 23
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Rawlins Lowndes
(Lawyer, Politician)
Birthdate: January 6, 1721
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: St. Kitts, British West Indies
Died: August 24
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Noble Consort Ying
(Qianlong Emperor's wife)
Birthdate: March 7, 1731
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mongolia
Died: March 14
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François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé
(Governor of Guadeloupe)
Birthdate: November 19, 1739
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mazeyrat-d'Allier, France
Died: November 14
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Salomon Maimon
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: 1753 AD
Birthplace: Lithuania, Poland-Lithuania
Died: November 22
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Joseph Warton
(Literary Critic)
Birthdate: 1722
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dunsfold, England
Died: February 23
Birthdate: May 10, 1731
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 2
Victor Louis was a French architect best remembered for designing the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux which is often considered his masterpiece. Victor Louis is also credited with designing other theatres like the Théâtre National de la rue de la Loi and the theatre of the Comédie-Française.
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Francois V de Beauharnais
(Governor general of the French Antilles 1757 – 1761)
Birthdate: January 16, 1714
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: La Rochelle, France
Died: June 18
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Joseph Pinetti
(Professor)
Birthdate: January 3, 1750
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Italy
Died: 1800 AD
Birthdate: 1762 AD
Birthplace: Wells, Norfolk, England
Died: December 25
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Edward Rutledge
(Politician)
Birthdate: November 23, 1749
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: January 23
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Richard Bulkeley
(Civil servant)
Birthdate: December 26, 1717
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 7
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George Steevens
(Commentator)
Birthdate: May 10, 1736
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Poplar,London, England
Died: January 22
Birthdate: 1732 AD
Birthplace: Charles County, Maryland, United States
Died: June 18
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Hugh Blair
(Scottish Minister of Religion, Author and Rhetorician Best Known for His Sermons)
Birthdate: April 7, 1718
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: December 27
Hugh Blair was a Scottish writer, rhetorician, and minister of religion. As a minister of religion, Blair had a major impact in both the secular and the spiritual realms. He also played an important role in the Scottish Enlightenment and is credited with co-founding the Royal Society of Edinburgh. From 1789 to 1796, he served as the academy's Literary President.
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Costillares
(Spanish Bullfighter)
Birthdate: July 20, 1743
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: January 27
Birthdate: August 17, 1768
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Auvergne, France
Died: June 14
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Anne Parrish
(Philanthropist)
Birthdate: October 17, 1760
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 26