Jan 1 Francesco Guardi, Italian painter, dies at 80 Jan 4 Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea, Yttersa Domen), dies at 35 Louis XVI (1754-1793) Jan 21 King of France (1774-93), beheaded during the French Revolution at 38 Dec 1792 Famous Deaths by Year Feb 1793 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning