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May 5, 1751Born on Thursday May 6, 1751
- Christian Laumann, Dodenau, Kreis Frankenberg († 1793)
- Cornelia Ariens Drost, Weesp
- Cornelis Bronsgeest, Sassenheim
- Cornelius Bronsgeest, Sassenheim
- Betty Kingman, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, MA († 1821)
- Antonia Jansen Schamp, Mook († 1787)
- Anna Nieuwenhuijzen, Rijnsaterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1789)
- Abrahams Willemsz. van Santvliet, Leiden († 1752)
- Catharina Elisabeth Palmen, Schinveld,, Limburg, Nederland
- Adriana Hartenos, Rotterdam
Died on Thursday May 6, 1751
- Arent Horstman (61), Almen (Lochem), Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Hasenkamp (61)
- Henrik Jeurlink - op den Platenkamp, Laren (Gld.)
- Arent JANSEN op de Horst (61), Almen, Gemeente Lochem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Heert (Heere) Piers (77), Surhuisterveen, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
- Anselme Beccu (69), Herlies, 59134, Nord, FRANCE
- Annigje van der Steen (2), Charlois
- Antje Scheepmaker (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jannetje Ottes Rietdijk (0), Rockanje
- Arent Jansen Horstman (61), Harfsen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 6, 1751 at Delpher
Born on May 6
- 1713 » Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic († 1780)
- 1714 » Anton Raaff, German tenor († 1797)
- 1742 » Jean Senebier, Swiss pastor and physiologist († 1809)
- 1758 » André Masséna, French general († 1817)
- 1758 » Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician († 1794)
- 1769 » Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1824)
- 1769 » Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic († 1834)
- 1781 » Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher and author († 1832)
- 1797 » Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer († 1882)
- 1800 » Roman Sanguszko, Polish general († 1881)
Died on May 6
- 1631 » Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (b. 1570)
- 1638 » Cornelius Jansen, Dutch-French bishop and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1708 » François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)
- 1757 » Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)
- 1757 » Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
- 1782 » Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (b. 1696)
- 1840 » Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (b. 1792)
- 1859 » Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (b. 1769)
- 1862 » Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1817)
- 1877 » Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (b. 1804)
Names that were popular for boys in 1751
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jacob
- 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
- Petronella
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 May 6, 1751
The temperature on May 6, 1751 was about 14.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken.