Jan 2 Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69 Jan 18 Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (b. 1743) Jan 23 Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (founder of Guinness brewery) Jan 26 Georg von Pasterwiz, Austrian composer, dies at 72 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1802 Famous Deaths by Year 1804