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• Christiaan van GEELEN, Utrecht († 1824)
• Georg Wilhelm Schmidt, Leimstruth, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1784)
• van der List, Etten († 1829)
• Francisca Paans, Tilburg
• Hubertus D'Hondt, Ingelmunster, België († 1832)
• Jacoba Staas, Den Haag, Nederland († 1842)
• Albert Claassens PLAT, Buinen (Borger), Drenthe, Nederland († 1805)
• Cornelia Vergeest, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adrianus van de Kasteele, Halsteren († 1823)
• Geertjen Ruiwes Koning, Eexta, Gemeente Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands

• Marchien Jans Wolters (69), Hoogeveen
• Albertus Berends van der VEEN (35), Amsterdam
• Jan van Maurik (51), Meerkerk
• Maria Theresia BOOTS (38)
• Marie Lecuyer (83), Montreal,Quebec,Canada
• Maria Petronella Jordaan (23), Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
• Franciscus De Wachter (31), Ruisbroek, Puurs, Anvers, Belgique
• Marrigje Wolters (69), Hoogeveen
• Jans Wolters (Gortworst) (69), Hoogeveen
• Marrigien Wolters, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1686 » Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician († 1737)
• 1689 » Samuel Richardson, English author and publisher († 1761)
• 1711 » Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician († 1761)
• 1719 » Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat († 1791)
• 1743 » Madame du Barry, French mistress of Louis XV of France († 1793)
• 1777 » Francis I, king of the Two Sicilies († 1830)
• 1815 » Harriette Newell Woods Baker, American editor and children's book writer († 1893)
• 1819 » Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Luxembourger-Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 1894)
• 1830 » Julius Lothar Meyer, German chemist († 1895)
• 1835 » Tom Wills, Australian cricketer and pioneer of Australian rules football († 1880)

• 1646 » Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1583)
• 1654 » Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi (b. 1579)
• 1662 » Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)
• 1680 » Jean Eudes, French priest, founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (b. 1601)
• 1691 » Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman commander and politician, 117th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1637)
• 1702 » Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1645)
• 1753 » Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (b. 1687)
• 1808 » Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (b. 1721)
• 1822 » Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
• 1883 » Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Pieter
4. Hendrik
5. Cornelis
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)
• April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
• April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
• June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
• 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.
• 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 August 19, 1755 was about 18.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.