About the day » Sunday July 20, 1755Calender converter

• Aart Hogewoning, Rijnsburg († 1776)
• Aart Ho(o)gewoning, Rijnsburg
• Aaltjen Hendriks, Rottum
• Anna Catharina Tucher, Beerzel 2580, Antwerpen, Belgie
• Anna Dorothea Hentze, Kernein (Karnin), Lubuskie, Poland
• Aart Stevensz., Barneveld
• Anna Gerritdr Delver, Zijpe
• Aart Cornelisz Hogewoning, Rijnsburg
• Aart Hoogwoning, Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aart Cornelisz Hogewoning, Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1776)

• Egidius DEMUYNCK (69), Ardooie,8850,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie
• Willem Ariesz Van NES (1)
• Joel Chandler (72), Cumberland, Goochland, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Rosalie Goin (0), ( Maurels ) Uvernet-Fours
• Ursula Schulin (73), Biberach
• Kornelis Pieterse Bedee (2), Brandwijk
• AMELBERGA NOENS (45), TEMSE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
• Joell Chandler (72), Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America
• Jacoba Francisca DE COONE, Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Maria de Vlaming van Outshoorn (57), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1754 » Antoine Destutt de Tracy, French philosopher and academic († 1836)
• 1757 » Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian politician and diplomat († 1811)
• 1762 » Jakob Haibel, Austrian tenor and composer († 1826)
• 1774 » Auguste de Marmont, French general († 1852)
• 1789 » Mahmud II, Ottoman sultan († 1839)
• 1804 » Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist († 1892)
• 1822 » Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist and botanist († 1884)
• 1838 » Augustin Daly, American playwright and manager († 1899)
• 1838 » Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet, English civil servant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster († 1928)
• 1838 » William Paine Lord, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Oregon († 1911)

• 1616 » Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, Irish nobleman and rebel soldier (b. 1550)
• 1704 » Peregrine White, English-American farmer and soldier (b. 1620)
• 1752 » Johann Christoph Pepusch, German-English composer and theorist (b. 1667)
• 1816 » Gavrila Derzhavin, Russian poet and politician (b. 1743)
• 1866 » Bernhard Riemann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1826)
• 1897 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (b. 1820)
• 1901 » William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
• 1903 » Leo XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1810)
• 1908 » Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
• 1908 » Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1881)

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)
• 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 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.
• 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.

The temperature on July 20, 1755 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.