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• Cornelis Jacobusz MOSSELMAN, Strijen
• Christianus Cors, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• ELISABETH WILS, Westmalle
• Durk Sjoerds de Vries, Broek, Friesland, Nederland († 1863)
• Cornelis Mosselman, Strijen, Nederland († 1840)
• Andries Jansz Van VALEN, Dubbeldam († 1819)
• Anne MULLER, Guevenatten (68210, Haut-Rhin, France) († 1846)
• Chlijda Goeman, Stompwijk
• Baby Pieters, Zeerijp ( 't Zandt) († 1776)
• Aafke Jacobs, Reide

• Dieuwer Verbeek (82), Den Helder
• Cornelis Gerritse van den Nieuwendijk (73), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Maria Elisabeth de VREEDE (33)
• Anna Brouns (26), Haelen, Nederland
• Adriana SCHOUTEN (49), Dinteloord en Prinsenland
• Elias Dorland (93), Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States of America
• Arnoldus Brenders (70), Tilburg
• Hendrik Arisse van Os (62), DEN HAAG, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Baby Pieters (0), Zeerijp ( 't Zandt)
• Antjen Jannis

• 1739 » Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect, designed Longford Hall and Barrells Hall († 1808)
• 1752 » James Morris III, American captain († 1820)
• 1757 » Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf († 1831)
• 1788 » Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician († 1874)
• 1790 » Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet and academic († 1855)
• 1798 » Auguste Comte, French economist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1857)
• 1807 » Robert E. Lee, American general and academic († 1870)
• 1808 » Lysander Spooner, American philosopher and author († 1887)
• 1809 » Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic († 1849)
• 1810 » Talhaiarn, Welsh poet and architect (d.1869)

• 1729 » William Congreve, English playwright and poet (b. 1670)
• 1755 » Jean-Pierre Christin, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1683)
• 1757 » Thomas Ruddiman, Scottish scholar and academic (b. 1674)
• 1766 » Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French architect and painter (b. 1695)
• 1785 » Jonathan Toup, English scholar and critic (b. 1713)
• 1833 » Ferdinand Hérold, French pianist and composer (b. 1791)
• 1847 » Athanasios Christopoulos, Greek poet (b. 1772)
• 1847 » Charles Bent, American soldier and politician, 1st Governor of New Mexico (b. 1799)
• 1851 » Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (b. 1805)
• 1853 » Karl Faber, German historian and academic (b. 1773)

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

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Marie
6. Joanna
7. Catharina
8. Elisabeth
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Grietje
12. Elizabeth
13. Aaltje
14. Adriana
15. Antje
16. Mary

• 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)
• January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
• February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
• June 12 » The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.
• July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
• August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
• October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.

The temperature on January 19, 1776 was about -11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: helder.