Sep 2 Prince Maciej Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian nobleman, composer and librettist, dies at 50 Sep 26 William Billings, American hymn composer (Rose of Sharon), dies at 53 Sep 29 Michael Denis, Austrian poet, bibliographer and lepidopterist, dies at 71 Aug 1800 Famous Deaths by Year Oct 1800 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning