Sep 12 Edward Miller, English organist, flautist, composer (Rockingham; Galway), and musical theorist (Treatise of Thorough Bass and Composition), dies at 71 Sep 14 George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (b. 1724) Aug 1807 Famous Deaths by Year Nov 1807 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning