Famous People Who Died In 1805

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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1805. This list includes people like Horatio Nelson, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Friedrich Schiller, Christopher Gadsden, Luigi Boccherini and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include military leaders, poets, political leaders and philosophers who died in 1805. This list includes people from England, France and many more countries.

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Horatio Nelson

(Admiral)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: September 29, 1758

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Burnham Thorpe

Died: October 21

Friedrich Schiller

(Playwright and Poet Known for His Works 'The Robbers', 'Don Carlos' and 'Mary Stuart')

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: November 10, 1759

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Marbach am Neckar, Germany

Died: May 9

Luigi Boccherini

(Italian Composer and Cellist of the Classical Era)

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: February 19, 1743

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Lucca, Italy

Died: May 28

Christopher Gadsden

(Politician)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: February 16, 1724

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Died: August 28

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

(Painter)

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birthdate: August 21, 1725

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Tournus, France

Died: March 4

Dheeran Chinnamalai

(Revolutionary)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: April 17, 1756

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Kangeyam, Tamil Nadu, India

Died: July 31

Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark

(Prince)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: October 11, 1753

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark

Died: December 7

Nicolas-Jacques Conté

(Painter)

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birthdate: August 4, 1755

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Aunou-sur-Orne, France

Died: December 6

Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim

(Warrior monk)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: November 9, 1744

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Zülpich, Germany

Died: May 12

Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage

(Portuguese Poet)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: September 15, 1765

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Setúbal, Portugal

Died: December 21

William Paley

(Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: 1743

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Peterborough, England

Died: May 25

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

(One of the Leading British Generals in the American War of Independence)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: December 31, 1738

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Grosvenor Square, London, England

Died: October 5

William Moultrie

(General)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: November 23, 1730

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Died: September 27

Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron

(French Scholar and Linguist)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: December 7, 1731

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: January 17

Maria Theresa of Savoy

(Princess)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: January 31, 1756

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Royal Palace of Turin, Turin, Italy

Died: June 2

John Almon

(Journalist)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: December 17, 1737

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Liverpool, England

Died: December 12

Isabelle de Charrière

(Dutch-Swiss Writer Best Known for Her Letters and Novels)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: October 20, 1740

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands

Died: December 27

Christopher Anstey

(Poet)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: October 31, 1724

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Brinkley, England

Died: August 3

Saverio Cassar

(Politician)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: December 29, 1746

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Ghajnsielem, Malta

Died: December 16

John Beresford

(Statesman)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: March 14, 1738

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Ireland

Died: November 5

William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

(Political Leaders)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: May 2, 1737

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: County Dublin, Ireland

Died: May 7

Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

(Queen)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: October 16, 1751

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Prenzlau, Germany

Died: February 25

Mihály Csokonai

(Hungarian Poet)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: November 17, 1773

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Debrecen, Hungary

Died: January 28

Thalakkal Chanthu

(Indian Archer & Commander-in-Chief of Pazhassi Raja's Group of Kurichya Soldiers Who Fought British Forces)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthplace: Indian

Died: 1805 AD

Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti

(Zoologist, Herpetologist)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: December 4, 1735

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Died: February 17

Claude Chappe

(Inventor)

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birthdate: December 25, 1763

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Brûlon, Sarthe, France

Died: January 23

Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein

(Prince of Liechtenstein from 18 August 1781 until his death in 1805)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: May 14, 1759

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Died: March 24

François-Ferdinand Christophe

(Son of Field General Henri Christophe)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 1794 AD

Birthplace: Cap-Haitien, Haiti

Died: October 7

Inthavong

(King of Vientiane)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthplace: Vientiane, Laos

Died: February 7

Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki

(Commander)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: 1751 AD

Birthplace: Chervonohrad, Ukraine

Died: March 14

Ann Griffiths

(Welsh Poet)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: 1776

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, Wales

Died: July 31