Famous People Who Died In 1806

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1806. This list includes people like William Pitt the Younger, Benjamin Banneker, John Graves Simcoe, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, George Wythe and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include military leaders, political leaders, soldiers and physicists who died in 1806. This list includes people from England, France, United States and many more countries.
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Benjamin Banneker
(Compiler of Almanacs)
Benjamin Banneker
12
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 9, 1731
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baltimore County
Died: October 9
 2 
John Graves Simcoe
(British Army General Who Founded the City of Toronto and Abolished Slavery in Canada)
John Graves Simcoe
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 25, 1752
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cotterstock, Oundle, England
Died: October 26
 3 
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
(Haitian General)
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
8
Birthdate: September 20, 1758
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Guinea
Died: August 17
 4 
Mungo Park
(Explorer)
Mungo Park
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 11, 1771
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Died: July 19
 5 
Charles Augustin De Coulomb
(French Physicist Best Known as the Discoverer of Coulomb's Law)
Charles Augustin De Coulomb
5
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 14, 1736
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Angoulême, France
Died: August 23
 6 
William Pitt the Younger
(The Youngest & Last Prime Minister of Great Britain and the First Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
William Pitt the Younger
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 28, 1759
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bromley, England, United Kingdom
Died: January 23
 7 
Henry Knox
(Former United States Secretary of War)
Henry Knox
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 25, 1750
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 25
 8 
Robert Morris
(One of the Founding Fathers of the United States)
Robert Morris
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 20, 1734
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Died: May 8
 9 
Timothy Dexter
(Businessman)
Timothy Dexter
3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 22, 1747
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Malden, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 23
 10 
Michael Haydn
(Composer of the Classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn)
Michael Haydn
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 14, 1737
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rohrau, Austria
Died: August 10
 11 
William V, Prince of Orange
(Prince)
William V, Prince of Orange
4
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: March 8, 1748
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: April 9
 12 
Jean-Honore Fragonard
(Painter)
Jean-Honore Fragonard
1
Birthdate: April 5, 1732
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Grasse, France
Died: August 22
 13 
Shah Alam II
(Emperor)
Shah Alam II
1
Birthdate: June 25, 1728
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Delhi, India
Died: November 19
 14 
George Wythe
(Attorney General of Virginia (1766-67, 1754-55))
George Wythe
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 3, 1726
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia, United States
Died: June 8
 15 
Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily
(Princess)
Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 14, 1784
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Caserta, Caserta, Italy
Died: May 21
 16 
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
(Politician)
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 22, 1735
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England
Died: December 29
 17 
Horatio Gates
(Army General)
Horatio Gates
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 26, 1727
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Maldon, England
Died: April 10
 18 
Utamaro
(painter)
Utamaro
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1753 AD
Birthplace: Edo
Died: 1806 AD
 19 
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
(French Architect and Designer)
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: March 21, 1736
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dormans, France
Died: November 18
 20 
John Breckinridge
(American politician)
John Breckinridge
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: December 2, 1760
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Staunton, Virginia
Died: December 14
 21 
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
(Naval Officer)
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 31, 1763
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Valensole, France
Died: April 22
 22 
Elizabeth Carter
(English Poet, Translator, and Linguist Who Was Part of the Bluestocking Society )
Elizabeth Carter
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 16, 1717
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Deal, England
Died: February 19
 23 
Fra Diavolo
(Guerrilla leader)
Fra Diavolo
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 7, 1771
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Itri, Italy
Died: November 11
 24 
Jayi Rajaguru
(Activist)
Jayi Rajaguru
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 29, 1739
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Puri, Odisha, India
Died: December 6
 25 
Henry Holland
(Architect)
Henry Holland
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: July 20, 1745
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 17
 26 
Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este
(Emperor)
Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este
0
Birthdate: June 1, 1754
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
Died: December 24
 27 
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
(Prince)
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 9, 1735
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Died: November 10
 28 
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
(Philosopher)
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 30, 1723
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fontenay-le-Comte, France
Died: June 23
 29 
Charlotte Smith
(Writer)
Charlotte Smith
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 4, 1749
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 24
 30 
Boisrond-Tonnerre
(Writer, Historian)
Boisrond-Tonnerre
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 6, 1776
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Torbeck, Haiti
Died: October 24
 31 
Robert Gray
(Explorer)
Robert Gray
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 10, 1755
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tiverton, Rhode Island, United States
Died: June 30
 32 
Charles James Fox
(Politician)
Charles James Fox
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 24, 1749
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Westminster, England
Died: September 13
 33 
José Clavijo y Fajardo
(Publicist)
José Clavijo y Fajardo
1
Birthdate: March 19, 1726
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Teguise, Spain
Died: November 3
 34 
Nicolas-Edme Restif
(Novelist)
Nicolas-Edme Restif
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 23, 1734
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sacy, France
Died: February 3
 35 
Carlo Gozzi
(Playwright)
Carlo Gozzi
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 13, 1720
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: April 4
 36 
Isaac Backus
(American Religious Leader and Theologian)
Isaac Backus
0
Birthdate: January 9, 1724
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Yantic, Connecticut, United States
Died: November 20
 37 
Nicolas Leblanc
(French Chemist Who Discovered the Process for Making Soda Ash From Common Salt)
Nicolas Leblanc
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 6, 1742
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ivoy-le-Pré, France
Died: January 16
 38 
Thomas Sheraton
(Furniture designer)
Thomas Sheraton
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1751 AD
Birthplace: Stockton-on-Tees, England
Died: October 22
 39 
Michel Adanson
(Botanist)
Michel Adanson
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 7, 1727
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aix-en-Provence, France
Died: August 3
 40 
James Smith
(Lawyer)
James Smith
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 17, 1719
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ulster, Ireland
Died: July 11
 41 
Vicente Martín y Soler
(Composer)
Vicente Martín y Soler
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 2, 1754
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Valencia, Spain
Died: January 30
 42 
Johann Christoph Adelung
(Scholar)
Johann Christoph Adelung
0
Birthdate: August 8, 1732
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Spantekow bei Anklam, Germany
Died: September 10
 43 
Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow
(Lawyer)
Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: December 9, 1731
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bracon Ash, England
Died: September 12
 44 
Adam Laxman
(Finnish-Swedish Military Officer and Russian Envoy Who Explored Japan)
Adam Laxman
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1766 AD
Birthplace: Russia
Died: 1806 AD
 45 
Jean Henri Riesener
(Ébéniste)
Jean Henri Riesener
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 4, 1734
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gladbeck, Germany
Died: January 6
 46 
Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter
(Botanist)
Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 27, 1733
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sulz, Germany
Died: November 11
 47 
George Stubbs
(painter, non-fiction writer)
George Stubbs
2
Birthdate: August 24, 1724
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Liverpool
Died: July 10
 48 
Eugenios Voulgaris
(Theologian)
Eugenios Voulgaris
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 10, 1716
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Corfu, Greece
Died: June 12
 49 
Gim Hongdo
(Painter)
Gim Hongdo
0
Birthdate: 1745 AD
Birthplace: Korea
Died: 1806 AD
 50 
Maximilian Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour
(General during the French Revolutionary Wars)
Maximilian Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 14, 1737
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Virton, Belgium
Died: July 22