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January 1754Born on Tuesday January 1, 1754
- Adrianus Snelders, Delft († 1754)
- Anna (Maria) van Gogh, Heeswijk, Nederland
- Annigje van Bennekom, Werkhoven, Utrecht, Nederland († 1818)
- Aaltje Johannes Snel, Woerden
- Anna Marie Natrop, Kranenburg, DLD († 1817)
- Anna Adrianus van LOON, Zevenbergen,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Aletta Adelaar, Utrecht
- Adrianus Van Eeckhout, Weerde († 1789)
- Albert Kruiming, Groningen
- Antje Anskes († 1818)
Died on Tuesday January 1, 1754
- Cornelia Leenderts Groenevelt (49), Woubrugge, Gemeente Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- aefgen engelsdr van der schalck, noordwijk
- Carolus De Smijter (35), Nazareth, Belgium
- Annetje Gerrits Dijkshoorn (30), unbekannt
- Elsie Van Heerden
- Ann Bolling (63), Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Aafje Engels van der Schalck (84), Noordwijk
- Barteld Pieters (76), Lucaswolde, Groningen, Holland
- Elizabeth Anne Bolling (63), Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
- ARIAANTJE Gerritse van de Vliet (75)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 1, 1754 at Delpher
Born on January 1
- 1711 » Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier († 1749)
- 1714 » Giovanni Battista Mancini, Italian soprano and author († 1800)
- 1714 » Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet († 1780)
- 1735 » Paul Revere, American silversmith and engraver († 1818)
- 1745 » Anthony Wayne, American general and politician († 1796)
- 1752 » Betsy Ross, American seamstress, credited with designing the Flag of the United States († 1836)
- 1768 » Maria Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish author († 1849)
- 1769 » Marie-Louise Lachapelle, French obstetrician († 1821)
- 1774 » André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and academic († 1860)
- 1779 » William Clowes, English publisher († 1847)
Died on January 1
- 1697 » Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine historian and author (b. 1625)
- 1716 » William Wycherley, English playwright and poet (b. 1641)
- 1748 » Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic (b. 1667)
- 1780 » Johann Ludwig Krebs, German organist and composer (b. 1713)
- 1782 » Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. 1735)
- 1789 » Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1716)
- 1793 » Francesco Guardi, Italian painter and educator (b. 1712)
- 1817 » Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (b. 1743)
- 1846 » John Torrington, English sailor and explorer (b. 1825)
- 1853 » Gregory Blaxland, Australian farmer and explorer (b. 1778)
Names that were popular for boys in 1754
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1754
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Mary
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1754
- 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)
- January 28 » Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend.
- May 28 » French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
- July 3 » French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
Weather January 1, 1754
The temperature on January 1, 1754 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.