About the day » Monday August 31, 1750Calender converter

• Gerardus Buijel, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1758)
• Antonet Simon Peeters, Zeeland (N.Br.)
• Jan Philip Eckhart, Brielle († 1828)
• Brigitta Antonia Deconinck, Westende, Middelkerke, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1818)
• Joanna Koning, Kerspel Goor, Markelo, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1829)
• Goitsen Sakes
• Cornelius van de Westelaken
• Hiltje Hendriks Geuker, Grouw, Idaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Jacoba Elisabet Dedel, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Geertruij Leendertsdr Hoogvliet

• Augustin COURTAULD (0), Chelsea, VK
• Bregie Remsen (42), Long Island City, Queens County, New York, British Colonial America
• Hubertus Janzen Kool (52), Nordstrand
• Bregie {Remsen} VanDitmars (42), Long Island City, Queens, New York, British Colonial America
• Barbera Jans (21), Groningen
• Arij van ROON, Delft
• Claas Aarjensz Kroon (43), Noord-Scharwoude, Noord-Holland (NL)
• Floris Nol, Zaamslag
• Eelke Pieters Krijgsman, Petten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Daniel Updyke Wightman (72)

• 1721 » George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1775)
• 1741 » Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator († 1816)
• 1748 » Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright († 1820)
• 1767 » Henry Joy McCracken, Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen († 1798)
• 1775 » Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author († 1836)
• 1797 » Stephen Geary, English architect, inventor and entrepreneur († 1854)
• 1802 » Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general († 1834)
• 1821 » Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist († 1894)
• 1823 » Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1907)
• 1834 » Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and educator († 1886)

• 1688 » John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628)
• 1730 » Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)
• 1741 » Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)
• 1772 » William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695)
• 1795 » François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726)
• 1799 » Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect and academic, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (b. 1720)
• 1811 » Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)
• 1814 » Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
• 1817 » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)
• 1818 » Robert Calder, Scottish admiral (b. 1745)

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

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

• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• November 11 » Riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent.
• November 11 » The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
• November 24 » Tarabai, regent of the Maratha Empire, imprisons Rajaram II of Satara for refusing to remove Balaji Baji Rao from the post of peshwa.

The temperature on August 31, 1750 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: omtrent helder.