About the day » Sunday January 8, 1758Calender converter
January 9, 1758 
January 7, 1758
Born on Sunday January 8, 1758
- Adriana MENS, Wouw,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltje Oostrom, Willige Langerak, gemeente Lopik, Utrecht, Nederland († 1838)
- Adriaan Cornelisz van Toledo, Nieuw-Helvoet, Nederland († 1821)
- Aaltje Oosterom, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Nederland († 1838)
- Adriana van Bavel, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1842)
- Abraham Busman, Hengelo
- Abraham de Graaff
- Adriana Mens, Kruisland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aeilke van der Veen, Noordbroek, Groningen, Nederland († 1813)
- Adriana van Bavel, Breda,North Brabant,Netherlands
Died on Sunday January 8, 1758
- Anne SOUALHAT (78), vichy, 03200
- Broene Jannes (2)
- Joanna Ten Berge (48), Alstätte-Ahaus, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Marguerite DOMESIN (90), Saint-Venant,62770,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
- Ludolph Jans Gresel (63)
- Jannetje Dirks (66), Huizen
- Anne Marie MASCAUX (63), Courcelles, 6180, Hainaut, Belgique
- Cornelius Gillis SMEERPONT (68), Antwerpen,2000,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Jan (0)
- Jantien SIJMENS (17), Wapse, Diever, Westerveld, Drenthe, Nederland
Born on January 8
- 1735 » John Carroll, American archbishop, founder of Georgetown University († 1815)
- 1763 » Edmond-Charles Genêt, French-American translator and diplomat († 1834)
- 1786 » Nicholas Biddle, American banker and financier († 1844)
- 1788 » Rudolf of Austria, Austrian archduke and archbishop († 1831)
- 1792 » Lowell Mason, American composer and educator († 1872)
- 1805 » John Bigler, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 3rd Governor of California († 1871)
- 1805 » Orson Hyde, American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles († 1878)
- 1812 » Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss pianist and composer († 1871)
- 1817 » Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician († 1893)
- 1821 » James Longstreet, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Turkey († 1904)
Died on January 8
- 1664 » Moses Amyraut, French physician and theologian (b. 1596)
- 1707 » John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and politician, Scottish Secretary of State (b. 1648)
- 1713 » Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1653)
- 1775 » John Baskerville, English printer and type designer (b. 1706)
- 1789 » Jack Broughton, English boxer (b. 1703)
- 1794 » Justus Möser, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1720)
- 1815 » Edward Pakenham, Anglo-Irish general and politician (b. 1778)
- 1825 » Eli Whitney, American engineer and theorist, invented the cotton gin (b. 1765)
- 1853 » Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene-Hungarian poet and educator (b. 1788)
- 1854 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (b. 1768)
Names that were popular for boys in 1758
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- John
- Adrianus
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1758
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1758
- 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 28 » The Marathas defeat the Afghans in the Battle of Attock and capture the city.
- June 12 » French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences.
- June 30 » Seven Years' War: Habsburg Austrian forces destroy a Prussian reinforcement and supply convoy in the Battle of Domstadtl, helping to expel Prussian King Frederick the Great from Moravia.
- July 26 » French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
- August 29 » The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
- December 13 » The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
Weather January 8, 1758
The temperature on January 8, 1758 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: helder.