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Born on Wednesday October 15, 1755
- Daniel Claflin, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States († 1828)
- Anna Catharina Botermans, Lier
- Arij Trouwborst, Schiedam († 1831)
- Casper Pieters Somerdijk, Groningen (doopsgezind)
- "Mechtildis Gisberti" Mechel Megtilda Mechel, Geffen. NL († 1827)
- Adrianus Arnoldus van der VEN, Udenhout, 4289, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1800)
- Christina Dake, Almelo
- Cornelis Aarts, Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland († 1755)
- Catharina Hendrikse Hereijgens, Zundert († 1832)
- Cornelia Binck, Oosterhout
Died on Wednesday October 15, 1755
- James Babcock (19), Albany, Albany, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Haesaert (51)
- Joseph Michel Brissette (0), Beauport, Quebec, Canada
- Catrina van Solingen (0), Delft
- Anna Barbara Guichenon de Chastillon (0), Venlo
- Johannes Adrianus Pijnenburg (69), Tilburg
- Maria Margaretha von Ingenhoven (65), Kelzenberg, Duitsland
- Haijo Meertens, Zuidbroek
- Jan Adriaen Jan PEIJNENBORG (69), Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Hasaert (51), Aartrijke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 15, 1755 at Delpher
Born on October 15
- 1701 » Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns († 1771)
- 1711 » Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine († 1741)
- 1762 » Samuel Adams Holyoke, American composer and educator († 1820)
- 1767 » Gabriel Richard, French-born American Roman Catholic priest, missionary, educator, and politician († 1832)
- 1784 » Thomas Robert Bugeaud, French general and politician, Governor-General of Algeria († 1849)
- 1785 » José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician († 1821)
- 1789 » William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds († 1847)
- 1795 » Frederick William IV of Prussia, Prussian king from 1840-1861 († 1861)
- 1814 » Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author, poet, and painter († 1841)
- 1816 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales († 1891)
Died on October 15
- 1674 » Robert Herrick, English poet (b. 1591)
- 1684 » Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer (b. 1626)
- 1690 » Juan de Valdés Leal, Spanish painter and illustrator (b. 1622)
- 1715 » Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1675)
- 1788 » Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735)
- 1810 » Alfred Moore, American captain and judge (b. 1755)
- 1811 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (b. 1735)
- 1817 » Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian general and engineer (b. 1746)
- 1819 » Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (b. 1744)
- 1820 » Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (b. 1771)
Names that were popular for boys in 1755
- Jan
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1755
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1755
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
- February 13 » Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
- April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
- July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
- July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
- September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
Weather October 15, 1755
The temperature on October 15, 1755 was about 12.0 °C. There was 24 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken.