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• Alexander Johann Beurgonje, Venlo, Limburg Nederland
• Barend van Bilderbeek, Haarlem († 1833)
• Abraham Braal, de, Zonnemaire gem. Schouwen Duiveland Zl. NL († 1840)
• Adrianus van Eyck, Alphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1809)
• Arij NEDERLOF, Sliedrecht
• Alexander Joannes Bourgoinien, Venlo, Limburg, Niederlande
• Anna Elisabeth Spinrath, Landkreis Düsseldorf, Derendorf, Rheinland, Deutschland
• Anthonij Vervaart, Hoeven,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1838)
• Catharina I Berendsen, Olbergen en Achter Drempt, Gelderland, Nederland († 1853)
• Anna Catherina Villez, Ardooie († 1838)

• Hendrina Maren, van (Marle) (80), Den Haag
• Anna Maria Loos (17)
• Hermanus Willemsz Verheul (82), Utrecht, U, NL
• levenloos kind van Jan Vuijk (0), Ter Aar
• Jan Cramer, Coevorden
• Adriaantje de WITTE (82), Hoek, Zeeland, Nederland
• Eugenius Franciscus VERCAIGNE (0), Roeselare,8800,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie,Belgie
• Alexander Prikker (0), Jemgum
• Abraham Duk (1)
• Aagtje Barends de Jong (38), Petten, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1723 » Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic († 1762)
• 1740 » Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist († 1799)
• 1752 » Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright († 1831)
• 1754 » Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer († 1803)
• 1758 » John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian († 1826)
• 1781 » René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope († 1826)
• 1796 » Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist († 1866)
• 1817 » Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgian jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg († 1904)
• 1820 » Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer († 1881)
• 1821 » Lola Montez, Irish-American actress and dancer († 1861)

• 1673 » Molière, French actor and playwright (b. 1622)
• 1680 » Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (b. 1599)
• 1680 » Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)
• 1715 » Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)
• 1732 » Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)
• 1768 » Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1691)
• 1841 » Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770)
• 1849 » María de las Mercedes Barbudo, Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island (b. 1773)
• 1854 » John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1789)
• 1856 » Heinrich Heine, German journalist and poet (b. 1797)

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

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Catharina
5. Cornelia
6. Elisabeth
7. Joanna
8. Marie
9. Trijntje
10. Grietje
11. Neeltje
12. Antje
13. Aaltje
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)
• April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
• May 16 » The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
• July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
• July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
• August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
• November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

The temperature on February 17, 1770 was about 5.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: regen betrokken.