Apr 1 Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52 Apr 17 Richard Jupp, English architect (East India House) (b. 1728) Apr 19 Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist, organist, and composer (Glees), dies at 78 Apr 28 Francois Giroust, French composer, dies at 62 1798 Famous Deaths by Year 1800