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• 12111 Arendina Wargerink, Buurse († 1827)
• Aldert van den Bosch, 's Gravenzande († 1815)
• adriaan willemsz van BREE, dubbeldam
• Aldert van den Bos(ch), 's-Gravenzande († 1815)
• Aldert van den Bos, 's-Gravenzande (Westland), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1815)
• Blansjaar, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1839)
• Aduwij Niehof, Vlaardingen
• Andries Doncan, Broek in Waterland
• Aafke Berends, Noordwolde, Bedum († 1776)
• La Feber, Leiden, Leiden, South Holland, The Netherlands († 1786)

• Franciscus van HOVE (70), Nijlen, 2560, Antwerpen, België
• Jacob Jacques Joubert (43), Caep de Goede Hoop, South Africa
• Jan Claassens, Adorp
• Doodgeboren Kind Reijntjes (0), Bergen, Limburg, Nederland
• Elizabeth Fitch (45)
• Antje Roelofs (76), Jemgum, Nedersaksen, Duitsland
• Elizabeth Fitch (45), Preston City, New London, Connecticut
• Helena Maria Catharina Van Hasselt (72), Zutphen (Gld) NL
• Gerhardus Maijers (75), Oirsbeek, Limburg, Nederland
• Catharina (Catrijn) van der Horst (36)

• 1739 » Johann Baptist Wanhal, Czech-Austrian organist and composer († 1813)
• 1754 » Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer and publisher († 1812)
• 1755 » Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violinist and composer († 1824)
• 1767 » Manuel Godoy, Spanish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of Spain († 1851)
• 1774 » Ellis Cunliffe Lister, English politician († 1853)
• 1777 » Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman († 1855)
• 1803 » Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic († 1873)
• 1804 » Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Premier of West Canada († 1858)
• 1806 » Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician († 1881)
• 1812 » Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator († 1888)

• 1700 » John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1631)
• 1708 » Adolphus Frederick II, duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)
• 1748 » Thomas Lowndes, English astronomer and academic (b. 1692)
• 1759 » Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. 1700)
• 1784 » Abraham Trembley, Swiss zoologist and academic (b. 1710)
• 1792 » Charles Simon Favart, French playwright and composer (b. 1710)
• 1796 » Johann Uz, German poet and author (b. 1720)
• 1801 » Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (b. 1734)
• 1842 » Walenty Wańkowicz, Belarusian-Polish painter (b. 1799)
• 1845 » János Batsányi, Hungarian poet and academic (b. 1763)

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. Elisabeth
8. Catharina
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)
• April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
• May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
• June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
• June 12 » The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.
• June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
• July 2 » American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.

The temperature on May 12, 1776 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.