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December1799

Famous People Who Died in December 1799

Dec 5 Robert Kimmerling, Austrian composer, dies at 61
Dec 6 Joseph Black, Scottish chemist and physicist known for his discoveries of magnesium, latent heat and carbon dioxide, dies at 71

George Washington (1732-1799)

Dec 14 American Founding Father, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during War for Independence and 1st President of the United States (1789-97), dies at 67

George Washington

Dec 18 Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician, dies at 74
Dec 20 David Traugott Nicolai, German composer, dies at 66
Dec 31 Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and writer, dies at 76

Famous People by Cause of Death