Famous Deaths
- Madame de Pompadour, French mistress of King Louis XV of France, dies of tuberculosis at 42
- Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer who invented the Horrebow-Talcott Method, a method to determine a location's latitude from the stars, dies at 84
Died in 1764 1764 Highlights
About April 15, 1764
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 260 years and 14 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Aries
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