Famous People Who Died In 1804
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1804. This list includes people like Alexander Hamilton, Immanuel Kant, Peggy Shippen, Joseph Priestley, Jacques Necker and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, playwrights, artists and inventors who died in 1804. This list includes people from France, United States, England and many more countries.
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Birthdate: January 11, 1755
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Died: July 12
Known as America’s one of the most influential Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and served as the first secretary of the treasury. He also fought in the American Revolutionary War and was considered as a leading votary of the strong central government.
Birthdate: April 22, 1724
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Königsberg, Germany
Died: February 12
Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher whose works in fields like aesthetics and metaphysics have made him an important and influential personality in Western philosophy. His views continue to influence contemporary philosophy. Kant has had a major influence on prominent philosophers like Hegel, Schelling, Reinhold, and Fichte. Kant's work on mathematics is cited by Albert Einstein as an early influence.
Birthdate: March 24, 1733
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Birstall, England
Died: February 6
Best remembered for his contribution to the chemistry of gases, Joseph Priestley was an English scientist, clergyman, political theorist and educator, who has been credited with discovering oxygen independently, publishing his findings before Carl Wilhelm could. A prolific writer, he has authored 150 works on various subjects including electricity. He also contributed immensely to the advancement of political and religious thoughts.
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Philip Schuyler(Former United States Senator & General in the American Revolutionary War)
Birthdate: November 20, 1733
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: November 18
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Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
(combat engineer)
Birthdate: February 26, 1725
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lorraine
Died: October 2
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot was a French inventor best remembered for building the Fardier à vapeur, the world's first automobile. Fardier à vapeur was the first working self-propelled mechanical land-vehicle. Built in 1769, the vehicle accidentally knocked down a stone or brick wall in 1771, an incident which is widely regarded as the first known automobile accident in the world.
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Wolfgang von Kempelen
(Hungarian Author and Inventor Known for His Chess-Playing “Automaton” Hoax the Turk and for His Speaking Machine)
Birthdate: January 23, 1734
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia
Died: March 26
Known as an eccentric thinker, Wolfgang von Kempelen is best remembered for his automatic chess-playing machine The Turk and his speaking machine. The Turk eventually turned out to be a hoax, designed by Kempelen to impress Maria Theresa, the Austrian Empress, and had human chess players operating it.
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Jacques Necker
(Genevan Statesman and Banker)
Birthdate: September 30, 1732
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: April 9
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Princess Carolina of Parma
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: November 22, 1770
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ducal Palace of Colorno, Parma
Died: March 1
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Aagje Deken
(Dutch Poet and Novelist)
Birthdate: December 10, 1741
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Amstelveen, Netherlands
Died: November 14
Aagje Deken was a Dutch writer best remembered for her association with famous novelist Betje Wolff. Deken and Wolff lived together and published many popular epistolary novels like Willem Levend and Sara Burgerhart.
Birthdate: July 24, 1738
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vlissingen, Netherlands
Died: November 5
Birthdate: May 29, 1767
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Champagne, France
Died: December 1
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George Walton
(Politician)
Birthdate: 1749 AD
Birthplace: Cumberland County, Virginia, United States
Died: February 2
Birthdate: July 11, 1760
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: August 24
Peggy Shippen was a spy who was active during the American Revolution. She was the highest-paid spy and worked alongside her husband General Benedict Arnold, who started conspiring with the British in the late-1770s. Peggy Shippen's role in the conspiracy was exposed in September 1780, when British Major John André was captured by the Americans.
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Pierre Méchain
(Astronomer)
Birthdate: August 16, 1744
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Laon, France
Died: September 20
Born to a ceiling designer, Pierre Méchain had to quit studies due to poverty. However, his talent in math earned him work as a hydrographer. A surveyor and astronomer, who spent most of his time studying deep-sky objects, he also gained fame for measuring the meridian arc from Dunkirk to Barcelona.
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Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma
(Duchess)
Birthdate: February 26, 1746
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: The Hofburg, Vienna, Austria
Died: June 18
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Charles Pichegru
(General)
Birthdate: February 16, 1761
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: near Arbois, France
Died: April 5
Birthdate: June 26, 1763
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 29
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Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
(French Soldier and Aristocrat)
Birthdate: October 19, 1718
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 30
Birthdate: 1730 AD
Birthplace: Gibraltar, United Kingdom
Died: January 4
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George Barrington
(Author)
Birthdate: May 14, 1755
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Maynooth, Ireland
Died: December 27
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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
(Painter)
Birthdate: August 30, 1727
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: March 3
Birthdate: 1755 AD
Birthplace: Rustoq
Died: 1804 AD
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Louis Marc Antoine de Noailles
(Nobleman)
Birthdate: April 17, 1756
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 7
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Jonathan Boucher
(Teacher)
Birthdate: May 12, 1738
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cumberland, England
Died: April 27
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Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien
(Noblemen)
Birthdate: August 2, 1772
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Château de Chantilly, France
Died: March 21
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James Tytler
(Scottish Editor of the Second Edition of 'Encyclopædia Britannica' and Aviator)
Birthdate: December 17, 1745
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fearn, Scotland
Died: January 11
James Tytler made history by becoming the first person from Britain to ride on a hot air balloon and thus became known as Balloon Tytler. The Scottish apothecary also edited the second edition of Encyclopedia Britannica and was branded an eccentric by many for his innovative aviation experiments.
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Louis Jean Desprez
(French Painter and Architect)
Birthdate: 1743
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Auxerre, France
Died: March 18
Louis-Jean Desprez was a French architect and painter who designed structures in a monumental, neoclassical style. Although his most significant project is considered to be the conservatory building in the University of Uppsala Botanical Garden, Desprez's greatest project was the one that never materialized: a palace planned by King Gustav III of Sweden.
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Simon McTavish
(Businessperson, Philanthropist)
Birthdate: 1750 AD
Birthplace: Stratherrick, Inverness, Scotland
Died: July 6
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David Tannenberg
(Organ maker)
Birthdate: March 21, 1728
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Upper Lusatia, Germany
Died: May 19
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Johann Adam Hiller
(Composer)
Birthdate: December 25, 1728
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Germany
Died: June 16
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Louis-André de Grimaldi
(Nobleman, Bishop)
Birthdate: December 17, 1736
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
Died: December 28