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• Adrianus MEEUSEN, Loenhout, Wuustwezel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
• Aaltje Arents Nieboer, Oude Pekela, Groningen, Nederland († 1823)
• Aldegundis Palant, Blaarthem
• Andries Cornelisz Bloom, Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands († 1821)
• Anna Catharina Verborgt, Oolen
• , Brussel († 1800)
• Andreas Coumans, Nederweert, Limburg, Nederland
• Adrian Wagemakers, Capelle
• Andries Cornelisz Bloom Bloem, Lies, Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands († 1820)
• Aaltje Arends Niebuur, Oude Pekela († 1823)

• Gijsbert Evertsz. Pauw (41)
• Etienne Payan Onge (0), Saint-Ours, 1654531, Quebec, Canada
• Anastasia Ivanovna Prinses Troubetzkaja (50), St. Petersburg
• Catharina JENNES (48), Westerlo,2260,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Arent van Eerten (85), Den Ham
• Grietje Tas (71), Ouderkerk a/D Ij, Z-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina van Odyk (0), Odijk, Bunnik, Utrecht, Nederland
• Eeuwe Hettes Nauta, Itens, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Gijsbert Pauw (41)
• Dorthe Olsdatter Hosmestad (65), Mostue nedre, Stange, Hedmark

• 1764 » Claude Victor-Perrin, French general and politician († 1841)
• 1784 » Allan Cunningham, Scottish author and poet († 1842)
• 1791 » Ferenc Novák, Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet († 1836)
• 1792 » Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Dutch author and academic († 1857)
• 1801 » Johann Nestroy, Austrian actor and playwright († 1862)
• 1810 » Josef Hyrtl, Hungarian-Austrian anatomist and biologist († 1894)
• 1810 » Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist († 1882)
• 1823 » Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic († 1891)
• 1838 » Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria († 1909)
• 1860 » Joseph Cook, English-born Australian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia († 1947)

• 1680 » Peter Lely, Dutch-English painter (b. 1618)
• 1683 » Algernon Sidney, English philosopher and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1623)
• 1723 » Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect, designed the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk and Karlova Koruna Chateau (b. 1677)
• 1725 » Florent Carton Dancourt, French actor and playwright (b. 1661)
• 1772 » Martín Sarmiento, Spanish monk, scholar, and author (b. 1695)
• 1775 » Charles Saunders, English admiral and politician (b. 1715)
• 1793 » Joseph Bara, French soldier and drummer (b. 1779)
• 1803 » Küçük Hüseyin Pasha, Turkish admiral and politician (b. 1757)
• 1815 » Michel Ney, German-French general (b. 1769)
• 1817 » William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1745)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Pieter
4. Cornelis
5. Hendrik
6. Joannes
7. Jacob
8. Willem
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. John
14. Dirk
15. Klaas
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Catharina
6. Elisabeth
7. Cornelia
8. Joanna
9. Grietje
10. Trijntje
11. Neeltje
12. Aaltje
13. Antje
14. Adriana
15. Elizabeth
16. Jannetje

• 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 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
• February 13 » Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
• June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
• July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
• November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
• November 25 » King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

The temperature on December 7, 1755 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken vochtig.