Celebrity Deaths in 1797

5 notable figures died in 1797. Listed below in order of date of death.

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  James Hutton

  1726 – 1797 · Scientists and Inventors Mar 26
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  Edmund Burke

  1729 – 1797 · Politicians Jul 9
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  Mary Wollstonecraft

  1759 – 1797 · Authors and Writers, Social Reformers Sep 10
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  Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov

  1727 – 1797 Nov 11
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  Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia

  1744 – 1797 · Royalty Nov 16