1809
Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (born 1728)
Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (born 1728)
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1809
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (born 1775)
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (born 1775)
1808
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (born 1721)
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (born 1721)
1808
Elijah Craig, American minister, inventor, and educator, invented Bourbon whiskey (born 1738)
Elijah Craig, American minister, inventor, and educator, invented Bourbon whiskey (born 1738)
1807
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French general (born 1725)
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French general (born 1725)
1807
Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1721)
Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1721)
1806
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (born 1736)
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (born 1736)
1806
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (born 1763)
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (born 1763)
1806
James Smith, Irish-American lawyer and politician (born 1719)
James Smith, Irish-American lawyer and politician (born 1719)
1805
Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian soldier (born 1756)
Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian soldier (born 1756)
1805
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (born 1737)
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (born 1737)
1804
Alexander Hamilton, American general, economist, and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1755)
Alexander Hamilton, American general, economist, and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1755)
1804
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (born 1731)
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (born 1731)
1804
Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (born 1760)
Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (born 1760)
1802
Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (born 1762)
Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (born 1762)
1802
Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (born 1736)
Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (born 1736)
1801
Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (born 1734)
Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (born 1734)
1801
Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (born 1741)
Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (born 1741)