About the day » Monday May 4, 1739Calender converter

• Comfort Nichols, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States († 1804)
• Daniel Ward, Pittsylvania, Henry, Virginia, United States († 1826)
• Dirk van der Kodde, Zandvoort,Noord-Holland,Nederland
• Agnes Stewart **, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland
• Harm Hendriks Klein, Kolham (Slochteren) († 1825)
• Adrianus van de Ven, Schijndel
• Elihu Allen, Litchfield, Connecticut († 1820)
• Crillisje Pieters Kleij, Eijs (Texel) († 1775)
• Cornelia Duijndam, Noordwijkerhout
• Dirk Jansz van der Codden, Zandvoort

• Catharina Daniels (de Blocq van) Scheltinga (82), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
• Claas Janss MOERSAET, Maassluis
• Catharina Daniëls Scheltinga (82), Leeuwarden
• Cornelis Leenderts Kornaat (0), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Leendertsz. Kornaat (0), Vlaardingen
• Cornelis op het Laer (41), Vorden
• Éva Ebeczky de Ináncs (34), Novaky, Slovakia
• Jacques Du Pont (71), Wailly, Pas de Calais
• Emilio d'Ayerbe d'Aragona (50)
• Brig-Gen. John Middleton (60), London, UK

• 1715 » Richard Graves, English minister and author († 1804)
• 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)

• 1677 » Isaac Barrow, English mathematician and theologian (b. 1630)
• 1684 » John Nevison, English criminal (b. 1639)
• 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)

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

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

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• January 1 » Bouvet Island, the world's remotest island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.
• February 23 » At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
• February 24 » Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
• September 9 » Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
• September 18 » The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
• November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

The temperature on May 4, 1739 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.