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Born on Wednesday February 16, 1763
- Conrardus Hooghvelt, Elst, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Elisabetha Meeus, Veerle
- Cornelia Ouwejan, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel († 1767)
- Catharina Lourens, Broekoord, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth MEEUS, Laakdal (Veerle), 2431, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België († 1798)
- Elisabeth Simon JASPERS, Etten-Leur,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
- Catharina Regina van Waan, Groningen († 1815)
- Catharina Regina van Waen, Groningen († 1815)
- Anne Catherine Françoise Joseph MARESCAUX, Erquinghem-Lys,59193,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE († 1819)
- Elisabeth POTTAER, Dordrecht
Died on Wednesday February 16, 1763
- Frans Jacobsz. van der Salm (39), Wassenaar aangifte
- Frederik Nas (57), Bemmel, Nederland
- Casimir Joseph De Courchelles (0), Lorgies
- Een kind Heszels (Hessels), Hindeloopen
- Franciscus van der Salm (39), Wassenaar
- Frederik Nas (57), Bemmel
- Dijmphna Dingeman Kersemans (0), Meer
- Alexander Piccardt (61), Warffum
- Hendrik Koene (80), Poeldijk, Nederland
- Agatha Wilhelmina van AYLVA (73), Leeuwarden, 752, Fryslân | Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 16, 1763 at Delpher
Born on February 16
- 1727 » Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist († 1817)
- 1740 » Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver († 1813)
- 1761 » Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general († 1804)
- 1774 » Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer († 1830)
- 1786 » Maria Pavlovna, Russian Grand Duchess († 1859)
- 1802 » Phineas Quimby, American mystic and philosopher († 1866)
- 1804 » Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist († 1885)
- 1812 » Henry Wilson, American colonel and politician, 18th Vice President of the United States († 1875)
- 1821 » Heinrich Barth, German explorer and scholar († 1865)
- 1822 » Francis Galton, English biologist and statistician († 1911)
Died on February 16
- 1645 » Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1585)
- 1710 » Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (b. 1632)
- 1721 » James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)
- 1754 » Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)
- 1820 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (b. 1758)
- 1862 » William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1796)
- 1898 » Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1843)
- 1899 » Félix Faure, French merchant and politician, 7th President of France (b. 1841)
- 1907 » Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
- 1912 » Nicholas of Japan, Russian-Japanese monk and saint (b. 1836)
Names that were popular for boys in 1763
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- John
- Adrianus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1763
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
- Antje
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1763
- 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)
- Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- May 7 » Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.
- July 31 » Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.
- September 1 » Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow.
- September 14 » Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War.
- October 7 » King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.
- December 2 » Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.
Weather February 16, 1763
The temperature on February 16, 1763 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest by south. Weather type: mistig.