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• Arnoldus Muijrers, Nieuwstadt († 1777)
• Aderlheijt Elisabeth Knip, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltijn van der Rijp, Coevorden, Nederland
• * Maria Catharina Thomasse van Vugt, Vlijmen († 1810)
• Anthonij Joseph Bos, Vlissingen († 1810)
• Asseurus Assuerus van Aalderink, Kampen, Nederland († 1815)
• * Maria Catharina Thomasse # van Vugt, Vlijmen († 1810)
• Anna Nieuwenhuijs, Kampen
• Berend Harms Rutgers, Paterswolde, Eelde, Drenthe, Nederland († 1829)
• Catharina van Vugt, Vlijmen († 1810)

• Hans Adam (Johannes Adam) Diehl (64), Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• anne jeanne ANCIAUX (62), Baudour (Belgium) Hainaut
• Anna Catharina NAPP VERH, Tiftlingerode
• Ary Verheij (0), IJsselmonde
• Lambert van de HUIJGEVOORT (75), Vessem, 4320, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arend FRANSEN (1), Biessum, Uitwierde, Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland
• Jan Beunk (16), Epse
• Francisca* Montoya (80), Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
• Anne Marie Jeanne Ansseau (62), Boussu, Hainaut, Belgique
• (31), Streefkerk

• 1697 » Johann Gottlieb Görner, German organist and composer († 1778)
• 1728 » Joseph Black, French-Scottish physician and chemist († 1799)
• 1730 » Henry Clinton, English general and politician († 1795)
• 1755 » Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter († 1842)
• 1786 » John Franklin, English admiral and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land († 1847)
• 1800 » George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician († 1888)
• 1808 » Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Interior († 1864)
• 1821 » Ford Madox Brown, French-English soldier and painter († 1893)
• 1823 » Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic († 1852)
• 1826 » Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet, British politician († 1891)

• 1687 » George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English poet and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (b. 1628)
• 1689 » Aphra Behn, English author and playwright (b. 1640)
• 1742 » Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)
• 1756 » Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)
• 1783 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (b. 1719)
• 1788 » Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (b. 1707)
• 1828 » Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and illustrator (b. 1746)
• 1846 » Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (b. 1763)
• 1850 » Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (b. 1761)
• 1859 » Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1805)

• 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)
• April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
• April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
• 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.
• September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
• 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 April 16, 1755 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken.