1759
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general (born 1712)
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general (born 1712)
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1758
George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, English general and politician (born 1725)
George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, English general and politician (born 1725)
1758
James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish-Prussian field marshal (born 1696)
James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish-Prussian field marshal (born 1696)
1757
Edward Vernon, English admiral and politician (born 1684)
Edward Vernon, English admiral and politician (born 1684)
1755
Ephraim Williams, American soldier and philanthropist (born 1715)
Ephraim Williams, American soldier and philanthropist (born 1715)
1754
Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister and theologian (born 1680)
Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister and theologian (born 1680)
1753
Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (born 1687)
Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (born 1687)
1752
Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (born 1703)
Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (born 1703)
1752
Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (born 1692)
Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (born 1692)
1751
Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and engineer (born 1661)
Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and engineer (born 1661)
1751
Philip Doddridge, English minister and hymn-writer (born 1702)
Philip Doddridge, English minister and hymn-writer (born 1702)
1750
John Willison, Scottish minister and author (born 1680)
John Willison, Scottish minister and author (born 1680)
1749
Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, French navy officer and politician, Governor General of New France…
Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, French navy officer and politician, Governor General of New France…
1749
Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (born 1711)
Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (born 1711)
1747
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish field marshal and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (born 1673)
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish field marshal and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (born 1673)
1747
Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1686)
Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1686)
1746
Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (born 1666)
Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (born 1666)
1745
François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general (born 1671)
François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general (born 1671)