1770s deaths

Female freemason

Russian explorer (1738-1774)

French harpsichordist

British ophthalmologist and eye surgeon

French painter (1696-1775)

Attakullakulla (Cherokee "Tsalagi", (ᎠᏔᎫᎧᎷ) Atagukalu and often called Little Carpenter by the English) (c. 1715 – c. 1777) was an influential Cherokee leader and the tribe's First Beloved Man, serving from 1761 to around 1775. His son was Dragging Canoe, the first leader of the Chickamauga faction of the Cherokee tribes.

Slovenian artist (1722-1774)

Iranian artist and calligrapher

Italian painter (1715-1770)

Polish composer

18th century Italian opera singer known for being Handel's "last prima donna".