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July 14, 1757Born on Friday July 15, 1757
- Gerrigje Theunisdr van Schaik, Schonauwen, Utrecht, Nderland
- Gerrigje van Schaik, Schonauwen († 1797)
- Geert Fokkes, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1822)
- Frederik Kool, Everdingen, Zuid Holland, Netherlands († 1841)
- Aaltjen Hartgers LAMGMAN, Steenwijk, 5290, Overijssel, Nederland († 1847)
- Cornelia Lambertus van NISPEN, Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1820)
- Anthony Stromenkel, Made, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1788)
- Aeltjen Hartgers, Steenwijk, Overijssel, Nederland († 1847)
- Gerardus Theman, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelia Spierenburg, Zuilen, Nederland († 1841)
Died on Friday July 15, 1757
- Frederik Amsingh (13), Groningen
- James King (82), Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Angela Moor (57), Mettingen, Pruisen, Duitsland
- Adriaantje Fontijn (77), Scheveningen
- Bernardinus Barent Meijlinck (66), Amsterdam
- Kornelis Benschop (0), Benschop
- Jacobus Dirkze Damen (11), Abcoude (De Ronde Venen), Utrecht, Nederland
- Laurentius Joye, Zwevezele,8750,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Ariaentge Sijmons Fontijn (77), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Marguerite Cadieux (50), Ste Anne de Bellevue, Quebec
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 15, 1757 at Delpher
Born on July 15
- 1704 » August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German bishop and theologian († 1792)
- 1779 » Clement Clarke Moore, American author, poet, and educator († 1863)
- 1793 » Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, American educator, author, editor († 1884)
- 1796 » Thomas Bulfinch, American mythologist († 1867)
- 1799 » Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama († 1882)
- 1800 » Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician († 1878)
- 1808 » Henry Edward Manning, English cardinal († 1892)
- 1812 » James Hope-Scott, English lawyer and academic († 1873)
- 1817 » Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, English engineer, designed the Forth Bridge († 1898)
- 1827 » W. W. Thayer American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Oregon († 1899)
Died on July 15
- 1685 » James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Dutch-English general and politician, Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull (b. 1649)
- 1750 » Vasily Tatishchev, Russian ethnographer and politician (b. 1686)
- 1765 » Charles-André van Loo, French painter (b. 1705)
- 1767 » Michael Bruce, Scottish poet and composer (b. 1746)
- 1789 » Jacques Duphly, French harpsichord player and composer (b. 1715)
- 1828 » Jean-Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (b. 1741)
- 1839 » Winthrop Mackworth Praed, English poet and politician (b. 1802)
- 1844 » Claude Charles Fauriel, French philologist and historian (b. 1772)
- 1851 » Juan Felipe Ibarra, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1787)
- 1857 » Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1791)
Names that were popular for boys in 1757
- Jan
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Jacob
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Dirk
- Johann
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1757
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Adriana
- Neeltje
- Jannetje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1757
- 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 5 » Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional and gruesome form of capital punishment used for regicides.
- January 16 » Forces of the Maratha Empire defeat a 5,000-strong army of the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Narela.
- May 6 » Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War.
- May 6 » The end of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, and the end of Burmese Civil War (1740–1757).
- June 23 » Battle of Plassey: Three thousand British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000-strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey.
- December 31 » Empress Elizabeth I of Russia issues her ukase incorporating Königsberg into Russia.
Weather July 15, 1757
The temperature on July 15, 1757 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.