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• Anna Jacobs WIJS, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1808)
• AALTJE ELBERTSEN VASTENBURG, Nijkerk
• Andreas Albert, Haibach, Aschaffenburg, Bayern, Deutschland († 1811)
• Aaltje Elbertsen, Nijkerk
• Adriana van der Vree, zevenhuizen (zuid holland) († 1813)
• Albert Pollinghe, Taarlo, Drenthe, Nederland
• Albert Jacobs, Rolde
• Aartje Sterk, Haaften (GL) († 1830)
• Aletta Jacobs van der Meijden, Veenendaal, Gelderland, Nederland († 1796)
• Aletta van der Meijden, Veenendaal († 1796)

• Marie Catharina Caspar (57), Kirchheim(Teck), Kirchheim unter Teck, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• Dirkje Willemse, Ochten, Netherlands
• Neeltje Bestebroer (3)
• David Farjon (34), schip Rozenburg
• Marie Anne ROHART (57), Hermelinghen,62132,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
• Anna Margaretha BEST (42), Braunshardt / Hessen
• Nathaniel Johnson (89), Windham, Windham, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
• Gerritje (Gaartje) Aarts, Otterlo-Eschoten
• Nathaniel Johnson (8th GGF) (90), Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut
• Jan Jacobsze VERWEIJ (35), Nieuwenhoorn

• 1715 » Richard Graves, English minister and author († 1804)
• 1733 » Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor († 1799)
• 1752 » John Brooks, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of Massachusetts († 1825)
• 1757 » Manuel Tolsá, Spanish sculptor and first director of the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City († 1816)
• 1767 » Tyagaraja, Indian composer († 1847)
• 1770 » François Gérard, French painter († 1837)
• 1772 » Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher († 1823)
• 1796 » Horace Mann, American educator and politician († 1859)
• 1796 » William H. Prescott, American historian and scholar († 1859)
• 1796 » William Pennington, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1862)

• 1729 » Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (b. 1651)
• 1734 » James Thornhill, English painter and politician (b. 1675)
• 1737 » Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (b. 1686)
• 1774 » Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Prussian nobleman (b. 1714)
• 1776 » Jacques Saly, French painter and sculptor (b. 1717)
• 1790 » Matthew Tilghman, American politician (b. 1718)
• 1799 » Tipu, ruler of Mysore (b. 1750)
• 1811 » Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (b. 1776)
• 1816 » Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)
• 1824 » Joseph Joubert, French author (b. 1754)

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)
• 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.
• 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.
• July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
• 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 4, 1755 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: zeer betrokken.