Deaths on April 30

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

Died on April 30, 1795

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and author (b. 1716)

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (20 January 1716 – 30 April 1795) was a French scholar who became the first person to decipher an extinct language. He deciphered the Palmyrene alphabet in 1754 and the Phoenician alphabet in 1758.

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Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

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Events on 1795

19 Jan

Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands, bringing to an end the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.
28 Mar

Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
31 May

Revolutionary Tribunal
French Revolution: The Revolutionary Tribunal is suppressed.
17 Jun

Dutch East India Company
The burghers of Swellendam expel the Dutch East India Company magistrate and declare a republic.
25 Nov

Stanisław August Poniatowski
Partitions of Poland: Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last king of independent Poland, is forced to abdicate and is exiled to Russia.

Deaths on April 30

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

Died on April 30, 1795

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Events on 1795

Republic of the Seven United Netherlands

Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

Revolutionary Tribunal

Dutch East India Company

Stanisław August Poniatowski