Famous Birthdays Aug 16 Yevstigney Fomin, Russian opera composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1800) Born in 1761 Famous Deaths Aug 3 Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar, dies at 70 Aug 18 François Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures), dies at 51 Jul 1761 History by Year Sep 1761 What Happened in 1761 Third Battle of PanipatJanuary 14, 1761 Why an American Bought London BridgeJune 7, 1761
