Jan 7 Infanta Carlota Joaquina, daughter of Charles IV of Spain and wife of John VI of Portugal, dies at 53 Jan 7 Thomas Lawrence, English portrait painter, dies at 60 Jan 14 Johann Georg Repsold, German scientific instrument maker, astronomer, and fireman, dies fighting a fire at 59 Jan 17 W Waiblinger, writer, dies Jan 19 Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, Czech guitarist, and composer, dies at 56 Jan 20 Michal Bogdanowicz, Polish composer, dies at 49 Dec 1829 Famous Deaths by Year Feb 1830 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning