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• Catharina Gerardus van den Eijnden, Mierlo,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1826)
• Christian Langenbach, Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1823)
• Anna Maria Harmsen, Toldijk († 1837)
• Adrianus van Gorkum, Dussen
• Catherine PORTERIE, Orieux (65)
• Alexander "Red Alex" Read Sr., Havre De Grace, Cecil, Maryland, United States († 1826)
• Barbara Therese Battaille, Ronse (Renaix), Belgique († 1819)
• Cornelis Dirkszoon Rijser, Ilpendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1790)
• Christina (Stijntje) Entes, Zwaagdijk
• Anna Dean, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States († 1839)

• Hendrik Oonk, Almen (Gorssel)
• Henricus de Lacroix, Gronsveld, Netherlands
• Cornelis Dirkszoon Rijser (1), Ilpendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Henricus Lacroix (78), Gronsveld
• Benediktus Romijn (0), Den Haag
• Jacob Walings van der Kooij (36), Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Joannes Vallenaers, Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anne BARROIS (44), Merfy,51220,Marne,Champagne-Ardenne,FRANCE
• Hendrik (Peters) Oonk (33), Almen
• Jenneke Harmsen (50)

• 1698 » Henry Baker, English naturalist († 1774)
• 1720 » William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1764)
• 1735 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician († 1811)
• 1737 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician († 1794)
• 1745 » Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer († 1801)
• 1753 » Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and rebel leader († 1811)
• 1786 » John Vianney, French priest and saint († 1859)
• 1815 » Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician († 1872)
• 1818 » Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick († 1896)
• 1821 » William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist († 1885)

• 1766 » Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693)
• 1773 » Ali Bey al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
• 1781 » Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715)
• 1782 » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)
• 1785 » Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719)
• 1785 » Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701)
• 1788 » Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
• 1794 » Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743)
• 1819 » Kamehameha I, king of the Hawaiian Islands
• 1822 » John Stark, American general (b. 1728)

• 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)
• Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• February 29 » King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
• April 20 » Start of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, a new phase in the Burmese Civil War (1740–57).
• June 15 » Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
• September 2 » Great Britain, along with its overseas possessions, adopts the Gregorian calendar.
• September 14 » The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).

The temperature on May 8, 1752 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.