Jan 9 Noble Wimberly Jones, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723) Jan 17 Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, French scholar and interpreter, dies at 73 Jan 19 Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, German composer, dies at 43 Jan 23 Claude Chappe, French engineer and telecommunications pioneer (optical telegraph), commits suicide at 41 Jan 23 Vaclav Pichl, Czech composer, dies at 63 Jan 24 Giacomo Conti, Italian composer, dies at 50 Dec 1804 Famous Deaths by Year Feb 1805 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning
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