Famous People Who Died In 1795

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1795. This list includes people like Josiah Wedgwood, Josiah Bartlett, Eugenio Espejo, Louis XVII of France, Francis Marion and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include composers, poets, military leaders and lawyers who died in 1795. This list includes people from England, France, Germany and many more countries.
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Francis Marion
(Former Colonial American Military Officer and Politician)
Francis Marion
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1732 AD
Birthplace: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Died: February 27
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Josiah Bartlett
(Governor of New Hampshire (1790-94))
Josiah Bartlett
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 21, 1729
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 19
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Robert Rogers
(soldier, privateer)
Robert Rogers
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 7, 1731
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Methuen
Died: May 18

Robert Rogers was a British soldier who served during the American Revolution and the French and Indian War. Rogers is remembered for raising and commanding the popular Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War. In 1992, he was inducted into the United States Army Ranger Hall of Fame. Robert Rogers’ heroics are depicted in the 1940 film Northwest Passage.

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Ahilyabai Holkar
(Queen)
Ahilyabai Holkar
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Birthdate: May 31, 1725
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jamkhed, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
Died: August 13

Ahilyabai Holkar was the Queen of the Maratha Empire who reigned from 1767 to 1795. A great pioneer, Ahilyabai is credited with building hundreds of temples throughout India. She is best remembered for rebuilding the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple which had been plundered, desecrated, and converted into a mosque by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.

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Alessandro Cagliostro
(Adventurer)
Alessandro Cagliostro
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 2, 1743
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Died: August 26
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James Boswell
(Best Known for His Biography of His Friend and Older Contemporary the English Writer 'Samuel Johnson')
James Boswell
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 29, 1740
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: May 19

Best known for his biography of his friend Samuel Johnson, 18th-century biographer and diarist James Boswell was also a qualified lawyer. Know for his reckless lifestyle and his trysts with prostitutes, he had contracted gonorrhea and had also fathered many children, including two illegitimate ones.

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Louis XVII
(King)
Louis XVII
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Birthdate: March 27, 1785
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: June 8
 8 
Sayat-Nova
(Poet)
Sayat-Nova
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 14, 1712
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: September 22
 9 
Carl Michael Bellman
(Songwriter)
Carl Michael Bellman
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 4, 1740
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: February 11
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Eugenio Espejo
(Writer & Medical Pioneer)
Eugenio Espejo
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 21, 1747
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Quito, Spanish Empire
Died: December 28

Eugenio Espejo was a medical pioneer, writer, and lawyer. He was of mestizo origin in colonial Ecuador. He inspired the separatist movement in Quito and is regarded as a key figure in colonial Ecuador. He spread enlightened ideas in the Royal Audiencia and wrote about sanitary conditions in colonial Ecuador. He aspired to awaken a rebellious spirit in the people.

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François-André Danican Philidor
(French Composer and Chess Player)
François-André Danican Philidor
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 7, 1726
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dreux, France
Died: August 31
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Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
(Harpsichordist)
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 21, 1732
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: January 26
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Josiah Wedgwood
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 12, 1730
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Burslem
Died: January 3
 14 
Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville
(Prosecutor)
Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: June 10, 1746
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Foreste, France
Died: May 7
 15 
Henry Clinton
(Military officer)
Henry Clinton
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 16, 1730
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newfoundland, Canada
Died: December 23
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Robert Bakewell
(Agriculturalist)
Robert Bakewell
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 23, 1725
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dishley, England
Died: October 1
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John Armstrong Sr.
(Former brigadier general in the Continental Army, major general in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War)
John Armstrong Sr.
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 13, 1717
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Ireland
Died: March 9
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Georg Benda
(Composer, Violinist and Kapellmeister of the Classical Period Known for His Melodramas)
Georg Benda
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 30, 1722
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Benátky nad Jizerou, Czechia
Died: November 6

Bohemian composer Georg Benda was born into a family of musicians. He was not only part of the royal orchestra but also served as the chapelmaster of the Duke of Gotha for almost 30 years. He was best known for his stage compositions such as Pygmalion and Ariadne auf Naxos, Medea.

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Johan Henric Kellgren
(Poet)
Johan Henric Kellgren
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 1, 1751
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Floby, Sweden
Died: April 20
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Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
(Writer)
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 20, 1716
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cassis, France
Died: April 30
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Antonio de Ulloa
(Astronomer, Explorer, Meteorologist)
Antonio de Ulloa
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 12, 1716
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Seville
Died: July 3

Spanish mariner Antonio de Ulloa was sent by the government to explore America and ended up being captured by the British while returning. His scientific zeal made him a Fellow of the Royal Society there. He is remembered for his metallurgical, astronomical, and geographical discoveries and treatises.

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Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa
(Ruler)
Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa
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Birthplace: Kuwait
Died: July 18
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Omar Ali Saifuddin I
(18th Sultan of Brunei)
Omar Ali Saifuddin I
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Birthdate: February 3, 1711
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brunei Town, Brunei
Died: July 10
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Ranieri de' Calzabigi
(Poet)
Ranieri de' Calzabigi
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 23, 1714
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Livorno, Italy
Died: July 1
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Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
(Music critic)
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 21, 1718
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wendemark, Germany
Died: May 22
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Tanikaze Kajinosuke
(Japanese Sumo Wrestler)
Tanikaze Kajinosuke
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 8, 1750
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Miyagi District, Mutsu Province, Japan
Died: February 27
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Honore III
(Prince)
Honore III
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 10, 1720
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 21
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Daniel Roberdeau
(Former American Founding Father and merchant residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the time of the American War of Independence)
Daniel Roberdeau
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1727 AD
Birthplace: Saint Kitts
Died: January 5
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John Sullivan
(Politician)
John Sullivan
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 17, 1740
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Somersworth, New Hampshire, United States
Died: January 23
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Henry Seymour Conway
(Politician)
Henry Seymour Conway
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Birthdate: 1721 AD
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
Died: July 9
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Francisco Bayeu y Subías
(Spanish Painter)
Francisco Bayeu y Subías
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Birthdate: March 9, 1734
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zaragoza, Spain
Died: August 4

Francisco Bayeu was an 18th-century Spanish painter. He worked in the Neoclassic style and his main subjects were religious and historical themes. He was very famous for his frescoes. He was given a position at the Royal Tapestry Factory by King Charles III and was later appointed a court painter. His brothers Ramón and Manuel were also famous painters. 

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Joseph Chatoyer
(Chief who led a revolt against the British colonial government of Saint Vincent in 1795)
Joseph Chatoyer
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthplace: Not known
Died: March 14
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Basílio da Gama
(Portuguese Poet and Member of the Society of Jesus)
Basílio da Gama
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 10, 1740
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tiradentes, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died: July 31

Basílio da Gama was a Portuguese poet best remembered for his epic poem, O Uraguai. An important member of the Society of Jesus, Basílio traveled across Europe, visiting many countries like Italy and Portugal. These travels helped him in his literary career.

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Nanthasen
(King)
Nanthasen
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Birthplace: Vientiane, Laos
Died: 1795 AD
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Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg
(Prussian Statesman)
Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 2, 1725
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lotyń, Poland
Died: May 22
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Thomas Affleck
(Furniture Maker)
Thomas Affleck
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1745 AD
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: 1795 AD
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Giovanni Arduino
(Geologist)
Giovanni Arduino
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 16, 1714
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Caprino Veronese, Italy
Died: March 21