May 1 Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer, pioneering statistician and economist, dies at 52 May 22 Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (specialized in history of Trevi, in Umbria), dies at 84 Apr 1772 Famous Deaths by Year Jun 1772 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning