Thomas Arne (1710-1778) Mar 5 British composer (Rule Britannia, A-Hunting We Will Go), dies at 67 Mar 7 Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist and entomologist, dies at 58 Mar 13 Charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701) Feb 1778 Famous Deaths by Year Apr 1778 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning