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Born on Tuesday October 3, 1758
- Daniel Steward, Lunenburg, Mass († 1840)
- Carel Francois Naudé, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope († 1836)
- Anna Menalda, Rotterdam († 1842)
- Adriaantje Potuit, Agterbroek (Berkenwoude)
- Cornelis Onvlee, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1832)
- Cornelius Aernouts, Loenhout († 1766)
- Christianus Manesz. van Tol, Rijnsaterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1824)
- Christian MacGillivray, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
- Benedictus Bernardus D'havé, Adegem († 1817)
- Christina Dobbelsteen, Alem, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Tuesday October 3, 1758
- Jan Marcus, Oude Pekela
- "Jerome" Alexis Robert (91)
- Elisabeth Verstappen (62), Grobbendonk, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Antwerpen, Belgique
- Aaltjen Jaegerink (66), Dinxperlo
- Aaltjen Luimes, Dinxperlo
- Jaapje Barthoutsdr. van der Claauw (72), Wassenaar aangifte
- Gertjen Harms, Völlen
- Cornelis Snoeij, Rotterdam
- Abraham Mals (27), Amsterdam
- Ghislain François de Wignacourt
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 3, 1758 at Delpher
Born on October 3
- 1713 » Antoine Dauvergne, French violinist and composer († 1797)
- 1716 » Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic († 1781)
- 1720 » Johann Uz, German poet and judge († 1796)
- 1790 » John Ross, American tribal chief († 1866)
- 1797 » Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1870)
- 1800 » George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy († 1891)
- 1804 » Allan Kardec, French author, translator, educator and founder of modern Spiritism († 1869)
- 1804 » Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan († 1878)
- 1828 » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator († 1897)
- 1837 » Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina († 1885)
Died on October 3
- 1649 » Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (b. 1576)
- 1653 » Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and academic (b. 1612)
- 1656 » Myles Standish, English captain (b. 1584)
- 1690 » Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd Governor of East Jersey (b. 1648)
- 1701 » Joseph Williamson, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1633)
- 1801 » Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1724)
- 1833 » François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (b. 1754)
- 1838 » Black Hawk, American tribal leader (b. 1767)
- 1860 » Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (b. 1778)
- 1867 » Elias Howe, American engineer, invented the sewing machine (b. 1819)
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
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Janna
- Adriana
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)
- February 4 » The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral.
- June 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: British, Hanoverian, and Prussian forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.
- 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 25 » Seven Years' War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.
- October 14 » Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.
- December 25 » Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.
Weather October 3, 1758
The temperature on October 3, 1758 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.