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• Anne Josèphe NOEZ, Witternesse,62900,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE († 1805)
• Frouwe Alberts, Simonswolde († 1756)
• Aaron Golledge, Chewton Mendip, Somerset, Groot Brittanië († 1843)
• Cornelis van Splunder, Noordwelle († 1821)
• David Lindsay, Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland († 1837)
• Cornelis Paaijmans, Drunen († 1822)
• Cornelius Paijmans, Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Bartholomeus Bartels, Wintelre
• Bartha van Wijk, Jutphaas, Utrecht, Nederland († 1795)
• Gabriel Persoon, Monster

• Louis LE ROCH (64), Plaudren,56420,Morbihan,Bretagne,FRANCE
• (107), Laren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Gerred Koning (0), Schellingwoude, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Maria Jan TEURLINGS (45), Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Maria Anthonia Barbara Hrobzicka van Hrobzic (54)
• Marie Angelique Piche (30), L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada
• Anneken Jans van Willigen (70), Brakel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Johannes Bovens (40), Vucht(B)
• Agnieta Leeuw, Amsterdam
• Maria Josepha Amalia van Eggenberg (46), Graz, Steiermark

• 1700 » Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician († 1772)
• 1701 » Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor and composer († 1759)
• 1711 » David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher († 1776)
• 1724 » Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal († 1797)
• 1740 » Nikolai Arkharov, Russian police officer and general († 1814)
• 1748 » Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and philosopher († 1793)
• 1763 » Józef Poniatowski, Polish general († 1813)
• 1767 » Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia († 1820)
• 1774 » William Bainbridge, American commodore († 1833)
• 1787 » Jacques Viger, Canadian archaeologist and politician, 1st mayor of Montreal († 1858)

• 1667 » Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer (b. 1616)
• 1682 » Feodor III of Russia (b. 1661)
• 1685 » Bajo Pivljanin (b. 1630)
• 1718 » Mary of Modena (b. 1658)
• 1793 » Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1722)
• 1800 » Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer (b. 1728)
• 1805 » William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English general and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1737)
• 1815 » Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1739)
• 1825 » Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1750)
• 1840 » Caspar David Friedrich, German painter and educator (b. 1774)

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. Elizabeth
15. Adriana
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.
• 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.
• 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.

The temperature on May 7, 1755 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken.