About the day » Tuesday May 20, 1755Calender converter

• Catherine le Large, Tours, Frankrijk († 1756)
• Bartholomeus Bernardinus de Wijs, Amersfoort († 1825)
• Antje van der Leelie, Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1813)
• Anna Maria Verheugten, Hoogeloon († 1828)
• Anna Catharina Elisabeth Kippenbrock
• Anthonius Grauwels, Kwerps
• Benjmain Landes († 1811)
• Elizabeth Holladay († 1791)
• Dingemans Jacobus LIPS, Zevenbergen,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND († 1795)
• Anna Catharina OVERBEKKINCK, Swolle

• Jan Cornelis ROBOL (67), Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• John Trammell (81), Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Claude LHUILLIER (50), Gircourt-lès-Viéville
• Jan Cornelisse Roobol (66), Pernis
• Jan BRONKHORST (35), Schellinkhout, Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Jan Corneliszoon Robol, Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Jan Hendriksz Bronkhorst (44), Schellinkhout
• Gerrit Segers VAN DEN HOEK (2)
• Jean DURLIAT (67), Br√©chaumont (68210, Haut-Rhin, France)
• Jan Cornelisz Westgeest (63)

• 1726 » Francis Cotes, English painter and academic († 1770)
• 1743 » Toussaint Louverture, Haitian revolutionary, general, and president († 1803)
• 1759 » William Thornton, Virgin Islander-American architect, designed the United States Capitol († 1828)
• 1769 » Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician († 1835)
• 1772 » Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, English inventor and politician, developed Congreve rockets († 1828)
• 1776 » Simon Fraser, American-Canadian fur trader and explorer († 1862)
• 1795 » Pedro María de Anaya, Mexican soldier. President (1847-1848) († 1854)
• 1799 » Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright († 1850)
• 1806 » John Stuart Mill, English economist, civil servant, and philosopher († 1873)
• 1811 » Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1887)

• 1677 » George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, Spanish-English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1612)
• 1713 » Thomas Sprat, English bishop (b. 1635)
• 1717 » John Trevor, Welsh lawyer and politician, 102nd Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1637)
• 1722 » Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1669)
• 1732 » Thomas Boston, Scottish author and educator (b. 1676)
• 1782 » William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1701)
• 1793 » Charles Bonnet, Swiss botanist and biologist (b. 1720)
• 1812 » Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (b. 1732)
• 1834 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French general (b. 1757)
• 1841 » Joseph Blanco White, Spanish poet and theologian (b. 1775)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Pieter
4. Cornelis
5. Hendrik
6. Joannes
7. Jacob
8. Willem
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. John
14. Dirk
15. Klaas
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Catharina
6. Elisabeth
7. Cornelia
8. Joanna
9. Grietje
10. Trijntje
11. Neeltje
12. Aaltje
13. Antje
14. Elizabeth
15. Adriana
16. Jannetje

• 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.
• August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
• September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
• November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
• November 25 » King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

The temperature on May 20, 1755 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.