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March 7, 1751Born on Monday March 8, 1751
- Adrianus Proost, Tielen, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1754)
- Dominicus Wezel van, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Elisabeth van der Linde, Aarle-Rixtel
- Crijntje Raaphorst, Sassenheim († 1822)
- David Crane, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Anne Lolkes Wytsma, Rauwerd († 1788)
- Adolphus Traag, Zevenaar († 1821)
- Anne Lolkes Wytsma, Raerd, Friesland, Nederland († 1788)
- Cornelia Straalman, Amsterdam,NL, Nederland († 1832)
- Antonius Arnoldus van den HURK, Veghel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1802)
Died on Monday March 8, 1751
- Lena Izaaks van der Slikke (56), Stavenisse
- Geertruijd van den Nieuwendijk, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- John Laurens Dey (61), Macheponix, NJ
- Catharina Van de Poel (55), Vorst
- barbara paulsdr van der meulen (24), nieuwe tonge (goeree overflakkee)
- Barbara Maas (Maes) (1), Nieuwkerken Waas (B)
- Leendert (1) Spaans (0), Scheveningen
- Karl Jacobi (0), Düsseldorf, Duitsland
- Etienne ALLION (69), Pouillé, 41110, France
- Andreas Aelbrecht (0), Sint Gilles-Waas
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 8, 1751 at Delpher
Born on March 8
- 1712 » John Fothergill, English physician and botanist († 1780)
- 1714 » Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer († 1788)
- 1726 » Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy († 1799)
- 1746 » André Michaux, French botanist and explorer († 1802)
- 1748 » William V, Prince of Orange († 1806)
- 1761 » Jan Potocki, Polish ethnologist, historian, linguist, and author († 1815)
- 1799 » Simon Cameron, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Secretary of War († 1889)
- 1804 » Alvan Clark, American astronomer and optician († 1887)
- 1822 » Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish inventor and businessman, invented the Kerosene lamp († 1882)
- 1826 » Johann Köler, Estonian painter and academic († 1899)
Died on March 8
- 1641 » Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (b. 1587)
- 1702 » William III of England (b. 1650)
- 1717 » Abraham Darby I, English blacksmith (b. 1678)
- 1723 » Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St. Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)
- 1731 » Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1688)
- 1771 » Louis August le Clerc, French-Danish sculptor and academic (b. 1688)
- 1819 » Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1739)
- 1844 » Charles XIV John of Sweden (b. 1763)
- 1869 » Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1803)
- 1872 » Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter (b. 1815)
Names that were popular for boys in 1751
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- John
- Johann
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1751
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1751
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- 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)
- July 6 » Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine and Gorizia.
- December 14 » The Theresian Military Academy is founded in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Weather March 8, 1751
The temperature on March 8, 1751 was about 7.0 °C. There was 46 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.