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• Fredrik Kroon († 1842)
• Anna Bomhoff, Vaassen (Epe)
• Abraham Cornielje, Leiden († 1834)
• Angela Adelheid - Adeleid Rüschen, Dankern, Haren († 1849)
• Angela Adelheid (Joann Gerhard Mathäus Legedör) Rüschen, Dankern, Haren (Ems), Emsland, Niedersachsen, Deutschland († 1849)
• Anna Ilsabein Schildmann, Herford (D)
• Claire Françoise FOSTIER, Meslin-l'Evêque, 7822, Hainaut, Belgique
• Clara Elisabeth Maessen, Afden, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1826)
• Antonius Ramaker, Haarlem,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antoine Joseph Baudry, Molenbaix, 7812, Hainaut, België

• Gerrit Kosterink
• Andreas Daemen (71), Baarlo
• Jacob Gerritsz van der Hoeven (72), 's-Gravenzande
• Antoine Lescure (0), Péridières, Cantal, Frankrijk
• Christijna Willemsd van RUIJVEN (93), Delft
• Grietje Cornelis Twisk (59), Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Hinderk Janssen Aalderks Voskamp (1)
• ? Dol, Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Elizabeth 1702 Rigby (74), Adlington, Lancashire, England
• Cornelia van WANING (65), Nieuwmegen (Nijmegen)

• 1733 » Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor († 1799)
• 1752 » John Brooks, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of Massachusetts († 1825)
• 1757 » Manuel Tolsá, Spanish sculptor and first director of the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City († 1816)
• 1767 » Tyagaraja, Indian composer († 1847)
• 1770 » François Gérard, French painter († 1837)
• 1772 » Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher († 1823)
• 1796 » Horace Mann, American educator and politician († 1859)
• 1796 » William H. Prescott, American historian and scholar († 1859)
• 1796 » William Pennington, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1862)
• 1820 » Julia Gardiner Tyler, American wife of John Tyler, 11th First Lady of the United States († 1889)

• 1729 » Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (b. 1651)
• 1734 » James Thornhill, English painter and politician (b. 1675)
• 1737 » Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (b. 1686)
• 1774 » Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Prussian nobleman (b. 1714)
• 1776 » Jacques Saly, French painter and sculptor (b. 1717)
• 1790 » Matthew Tilghman, American politician (b. 1718)
• 1799 » Tipu, ruler of Mysore (b. 1750)
• 1811 » Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (b. 1776)
• 1816 » Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)
• 1824 » Joseph Joubert, French author (b. 1754)

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. Elizabeth
12. Grietje
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)
• February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
• April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
• June 12 » The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.
• September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
• September 22 » Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
• November 20 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.

The temperature on May 4, 1776 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest by west. Weather type: zeer betrokken.