About the day » Friday April 4, 1755Calender converter

• Anna Maria Jan van der Moeren, Ravels (België)
• Elisabeth Dickel, Aue, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1810)
• Caetje Adegeest, Voorburg
• Adrianus van Loon, Tilburg
• Aartje Willems Post, Laren N.H († 1820)
• Cornelis van Leuverden, Amersfoort
• Adriana Meijer, Colijnsplaat
• Dirk Worffel, Amersfoort († 1808)
• Abigail HEATH, Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States († 1765)
• Dirkje Pieterse van der Weele, Kortgene, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, The Netherlands († 1818)

• Catharina Rijcken (60), Dordrecht
• Roos, IJsselmonde, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Coulen (70), Rotem, Graafschap Loon, Prinsbisdom Luik
• catharina reijcken (60), dordrecht (zuid holland)
• Egidius De Sutter (23), Sint-Niklaas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
• Christopher Sturges Sr. (75), Stamford, CT
• Johann Hayen Sötemelk (80), Esens, Oost-Friesland, Duitsland
• Antje Lammerts Hoogbrug (75), Hazerswoude
• Auxkje Reins Kimstra (70)
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• 1718 » Benjamin Kennicott, English theologian and scholar († 1783)
• 1752 » Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer († 1837)
• 1760 » Juan Manuel Olivares, Venezuelan organist and composer († 1797)
• 1762 » Stephen Storace, English actor and composer († 1796)
• 1772 » Nachman of Breslov, Ukrainian founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement († 1810)
• 1780 » Edward Hicks, American minister and painter († 1849)
• 1785 » Bettina von Arnim, German author, illustrator, and composer († 1859)
• 1792 » Thaddeus Stevens, American lawyer and politician († 1868)
• 1802 » Dorothea Dix, American nurse and activist († 1887)
• 1818 » Thomas Mayne Reid, Irish-American author and poet († 1883)

• 1661 » Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish field marshal (b. 1580)
• 1743 » Daniel Neal, English historian and author (b. 1678)
• 1761 » Théodore Gardelle, Swiss painter (b. 1722)
• 1766 » John Taylor, English librarian and scholar (b. 1704)
• 1774 » Oliver Goldsmith, Irish novelist, playwright and poet (b. 1728)
• 1792 » James Sykes, American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
• 1807 » Jérôme Lalande, French astronomer and academic (b. 1732)
• 1817 » André Masséna, French general (b. 1758)
• 1841 » William Henry Harrison, American general and politician, 9th President of the United States (b. 1773)
• 1846 » Solomon Sibley, American lawyer and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit (b. 1769)

• 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.
• April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
• July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
• September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
• 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 4, 1755 was about 12.0 °C. There was 92 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.