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Born on Wednesday January 16, 1754
- Anna Elisabeth Schang, Düsseldorf, Gerresheim, Rheinland, Deutschland
- Antonius Cottenier, Moen
- Binne Gerbens, Dantumadeel, Fr, Nederland
- Anna Catharina SEGERS
- Aaron Koet, Leiden
- Anne Therese Joseph FREQUIN, Namen, Namen, Wallonië, België († 1830)
- Abraham van Vreningen († 1821)
- Adriaan Francies Van Opdorp, Lebbeke, OVL. BE († 1826)
- Catarina Jansd. Walraven, Vlaardingen
- Anne JEROME, Derbamont († 1831)
Died on Wednesday January 16, 1754
- Petrus De Voldere (72), Tielt,, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Adriana - Sosa BEERENS (81), Deftinge, 9570, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, België
- Adriaan Koenen (57), Dongen
- Clara Hermansdr BIERBOOM (55), Piershil
- Maria Kolks, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- Clara Magerus, Voorburg
- Annetje Arents Munter (42), Sloten
- Elisabeth Degraeve (53), Deerlijk
- Adrianus (Adriaan) Coenen (57), Dongen
- Adrianus Coenen (57), Dongen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1754 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1675 » Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French soldier and diplomat († 1755)
- 1691 » Peter Scheemakers, Belgian sculptor and educator († 1781)
- 1728 » Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer and educator († 1800)
- 1749 » Vittorio Alfieri, Italian poet and playwright († 1803)
- 1757 » Richard Goodwin Keats, English admiral and politician, 3rd Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland († 1834)
- 1807 » Charles Henry Davis, American admiral († 1877)
- 1815 » Henry Halleck, American lawyer, general, and scholar († 1872)
- 1821 » John C. Breckinridge, American general and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States († 1875)
- 1834 » Robert R. Hitt, American lawyer and politician, 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State († 1906)
- 1836 » Francis II of the Two Sicilies († 1894)
Died on January 16
- 1710 » Higashiyama, Japanese emperor (b. 1675)
- 1711 » Joseph Vaz, Indian-Sri Lankan priest and saint (b. 1651)
- 1747 » Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet and playwright (b. 1680)
- 1748 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch lawyer and scholar (b. 1684)
- 1750 » Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal and politician (b. 1667)
- 1752 » Francis Blomefield, English historian and author (b. 1705)
- 1794 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician (b. 1737)
- 1809 » John Moore, Scottish general and politician (b. 1761)
- 1817 » Alexander J. Dallas, Jamaican-American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1759)
- 1834 » Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic (b. 1769)
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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 16, 1754
The temperature on January 16, 1754 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: zeer betrokken betrokken.