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• Elisabeth VAN DER STRAETEN, Merchtem
• Barber Sanders Assing, Großefehn
• Anna Maria Jansen, Gilze († 1833)
• Elisabeth Banthout, Ter Aar (Langeraar)
• Cornelis Gerritsz Diepenhorst, Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• cornelis DIEPENHORST, moordrecht († 1816)
• Ariaentje Jacobs Bommer, Bergen, Noord Holland, NL († 1756)
• Catharina Huurdeman, R.K. Parochie ' T Zand, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Aerdina van DONGEN, Dordrecht
• Anna van Rootselaar, Nijkerk

• Aagt Smaal (59), Den Helder
• Cornelis Gerritsz DIEPENHORST (4)
• Cornelis Maartensz (2), Lisse
• Cornelis Maartensz. van der Linden (2), Lisse, ZH, Nederland
• Franz Georg Ludwig (65), Flomersheim, Frankenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
• Anne BERNARDIN (79), Vézelise, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
• Cornelis Van Humbeeck (59), Grimbergen, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, België
• Elizabeth Reynink (22), Curaçao
• Geesken Maatkamp (34), Lintelo (Aalten)
• Anna Elisabethe Ludovici (57), Kröffelbach, Hessen, Deutschland

• 1678 » Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair († 1747)
• 1695 » Henri Pitot, French physicist and engineer, invented the Pitot tube († 1771)
• 1729 » Florian Leopold Gassmann, Czech composer († 1774)
• 1761 » August von Kotzebue, German playwright and author († 1819)
• 1764 » Princess Élisabeth of France († 1794)
• 1768 » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman († 1838)
• 1783 » José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru († 1858)
• 1814 » Adams George Archibald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia († 1892)
• 1826 » Charles XV of Sweden († 1872)
• 1844 » Richard D'Oyly Carte, English talent agent and composer († 1901)

• 1693 » Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607)
• 1704 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Czech-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1644)
• 1724 » John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (b. 1662)
• 1750 » John Willison, Scottish minister and author (b. 1680)
• 1752 » Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (b. 1692)
• 1758 » Pope Benedict XIV (b. 1675)
• 1763 » George Psalmanazar, French-English author (b. 1679)
• 1764 » Francesco Algarotti, Italian philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1712)
• 1779 » John Winthrop, American mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1714)
• 1793 » Martin Gerbert, German historian and theologian (b. 1720)

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. Jannetje
16. Elizabeth

• 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)
• 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 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.
• June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
• August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
• November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.

The temperature on May 3, 1755 was about 9.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.