1994 Death McHenry Boatwright, signer, dies at 66 1928 Birthday McHenry Boatwright, signer 1915 Birthday Roland Barthes, French literary critic, L'Empire des Signer 1821 Death William Floyd, U.S. soldier/signer of Declaration of Independence, dies at 86 1817 Death Thomas McKean, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 83 1814 Death Elbridge Gerry, U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 70 1811 Death William Williams, U.S. merchant and signer, Declaration of Independence, dies at 80 1806 Death James Smith, Irish / U.S. attorney and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 87 1803 Death Matthew Thornton, Irish / U.S. physician and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 88 1802 Death Francis Lewis, Welsh / U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 89 1799 Death William Paca, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 58 1798 Death George Read, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 65 1798 Death James Wilson, Scottish lawyer, U.S. judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies at 55 1797 Death Oliver Wolcott, U.S. judge/signer of Declaration of Independence, dies at 71 1797 Death Carter Braxton, U.S. boer/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 61 1797 Death Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer, signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1793 Death John Hancock, U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 56 1793 Death Thomas Mckean, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 72 1790 Death Lyman Hall, U.S. physician and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 66 1790 Death William Hooper, U.S. attorney and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 48 1787 Death Thomas Stone, U.S. attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44 1785 Death William Whipple, merchant, judge, and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 55 1785 Death Stephen Hopkins, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 78 1779 Death Joseph Hewes, U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 49 1779 Death George Ross, U.S. judge/signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 49 1749 Birthday Edward Rutledge, Gov-SC, attorney/signer Declaration of Independence 1749 Birthday Thomas Lynch, signer, Declaration of Independence 1745 Birthday Benjamin Rush, Byberry, Pennsylvania, physician, general and signer, Declaration of Independence 1742 Birthday James Wilson, Scottish lawyer, U.S. judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence 1742 Birthday Arthur Middleton, signer, Declaration of Independence 1740 Birthday William Paca, U.S. judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1738 Birthday Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence 1736 Birthday Carter Braxton, U.S. farmer/signer, Declaration of Independence 1734 Birthday William Floyd, U.S. soldier/signer, Declaration of Independence 1734 Birthday Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer/signer Declaration of Independence 1733 Birthday George Read, U.S. judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1731 Birthday Robert Treat Paine, judge, signer, Declaration of Independence 1730 Birthday Richard Stockton, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence 1730 Birthday Joseph Hewes, U.S. merchant, Declaration of Independence signer 1730 Birthday William Whipple, merchant/judge, Declaration of Independence signer 1729 Birthday Josiah Bartlett, U.S. physician/judge/signer Declaration of Independence 1728 Birthday Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1727 Birthday William Ellery, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence 1726 Birthday Oliver Wolcott, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence 1721 Birthday Roger Sherman, signer, Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution 1713 Birthday Francis Lewis, signer, Declaration of Independence
