The famed lover and diarist, Giacomo Casanova
1798 CASANOVA DIES PEACEFULLY, AGED 73
For a man who spent 50 years indulging his vices and living off the generosity of wealthy benefactors, the archetypal ladies’ man Giacomo Casanova spent his retirement in relative obscurity. Whiling away the time writing his memoirs, Casanova died peacefully in his sleep on 4 June 1798.