1792
- February 23
- Death of Joshua Reynolds at age 68; English portrait painter (Simplicity). [1]
- March 3
- Death of Robert Adam at age 63; Scottish architect (Syon House, Middlesex). [1]
- March 10
- Death of John Stuart at age 78; third earl of Bute, English premier (1760-63). [1]
- March 29
- King Gustav III King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds from assassination attempt. [1] [7]
- April 25
- Highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier of France is first to be guillotined. [1]
- April 30
- Death of John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich at age 73; English Naval minister. [1]
- May 24
- Death of Jakob M R Lenz; writer (That Soldier). [1]
- July 18
- Death of John Paul Jones, American naval hero ("I have not yet begun to fight"). [451.38]
- August 3
- Death of Sir Richard Arkwright at age 59 at Cromford in Derbyshire, England; pioneer of Britain's factory system. [1429.10]
1793
- January 4
- Death of Bengt Lidner at age 35; Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen). [1]
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- January 21
- King Louis XVI of France (1774-93), is beheaded by revolutionaries at age 38. [1] [1102.907] [1428.46]
- February 2
- Death of William Aiton at age 61; English botanist (Kew Gardens). [1]
- February 6
- Death of Carlo Goldoni at age 85; Italian author (L'avaro). [1]
- May 7
- Death of Johan A Zoutman at age 68; Dutch Lieutenant Admiral (battle of Doggersbank). [1]
- July 13
- French revolutionary writer Jean Paul Marat murdered by Charlotte Corday. [1]
- October 16
- Marie Antoinette, queen of France, is beheaded. [1] [5] [1102.907]
- October 31
- Execution of the Girondins at Paris, during the Reign of Terror. [1]
- December 6
- Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, mistress of French King Louis XV, is beheaded. [1]
1794
- January 16
- Death of Edward Gibbon at age 56 in London, England; historian (Decline and Fall). [1]
- March 29
- Death of Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat Condorcet at age 50; mathematician (Theory of Comets). [1]
- April 5
- Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, executed by guillotine at age 34. [1]
- May 8
- Death of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier by guillotine in France; chemist (identified oxygen). [1] [1674.27]
- May 10
- Elisabeth, princess of France, is beheaded at age 30. [1]
- June 25
- Death of David Rittenhouse of cholera; first Director of the US Mint. [1062.1096]
- July 28
- Maximilien Robespierre, French revolutionary/avocat, and 22 others executed by guillotine. [1] [1428.44]
1795
- April 30
- Death of Jean-Jacques Barthélemy; French historian (Ancient Greece). [1]
- May 19
- Death of Josiah Bartlett at age 65; US physician/judge, signed Declaration of Independence. [1]
- November 27
- Death of Albion Coxe; US Mint assayer. [600.56]
1796
- January 5
- Death of Samuel Huntington at age 64; US judge, signed Declaration of Independence. [1]
- January 8
- Death of Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois at age 46; French National Convention chairman. [1]
- March 17
- Death of Pieter Paulus at age 41; lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention). [1]
- May 12
- Death of Johann P Uz at age 75; German poet (Theodicee). [1]
1797
- January 11
- Death of Francis Lightfoot Lee at age 62; US farmer, signed Declaration of Independence. [1]
- January 13
- Death of Elisabeth C von Brunswick-Bevern at age 81; wife of King Frederick II. [1]
- February 23
- Death of Antoine d'Auvergne at age 83; French opera composer (Coquette Trompée). [1]
- May 27
- Death of François-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf at age 36; French utopian socialist. [1]
- December 1
- Death of Oliver Wolcott at age 71; US judge, signer of Declaration of Independence. [1]
- December 26
- Death of John Wilkes at age 72; English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader. [1]
1798
- January 20
- Death of Christian Cannabich at age 66; German composer/royal chaplain master. [1]
- January 22
- Death of Lewis Morris at age 71; US farmer (signed Declaration of Independence). [1]
- Death of Matija A Reljkovic at age 66; Croatian writer (Satire of Wild Man). [1]
- February 13
- Death of Wilhelm H Wackenroder at age 24; German writer (Fantasies of Art). [1]
- May 10
- Death of George Vancouver at age 40; British explorer (Voyage of Discovery). [1]
- December 19
- Death of Charles-Joseph Panckoucke at age 62; publisher (Moniteur Universel). [1]
1799
- January 5
- Death of Mohammed Esad Galib Dede at about age 41; Turkish poet (Hüsn-ü asjk). [1]
- January 6
- Death of W G Frederik at age 25; prince of Orange, General. [1]
- February 16
- Death of Charles Theoby at age 74; ruler of Palts and Bayern. [1]
- February 24
- Death of Broerius Brorius at about age 41; theologist (Pensive Christian). [1]
- March 28
- Death of Etta L J "baronne" Palm-Aelders at age 55; Dutch adventurer/spy. [1]
- April 19
- Death of Pieter Hellendaal at age 78; violinist/organist/composer (Glees). [1]
- June 6
- Death of Patrick Henry; Governor of Virginia. [498.66]
- December 14
- George Washington, first President of the USA (1789-97), dies at Mount Vernon, Virginia, at age 67. [1] [5] [558.64] [765.40]
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