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Born on Monday January 24, 1757
- Gerrit Anthonisse van Rijn, Bunnik, Nederland
- Dingeman Janse Klink, Oosterland († 1758)
- Cornelis Dircksz Breeuwer, Wormerveer († 1823)
- Cornelis Oudshoorn, Zevenhuizen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1805)
- Anna Catharina De Wolf, Moorsel
- Catharina Swolfs, Weelde (België) († 1811)
- Anna Maria TIELEMANS, Leuven († 1784)
- Adriana Godefridus Verhagen, Oostelbeers († 1812)
- Dirk van der Kruk, Den Haag
- Elisabeth Pieterse BEVELAND († 1817)
Died on Monday January 24, 1757
- Anna Catharina ERENS (70), Valkenburg (Limburg) (NL)
- Joseph-François Charles Lefrançois (49), Québec County, Capitale Nationale Region, Québec Province, Canada
- Aleijdis (Aldegondis) Peemans (90), Blerick, Limburg, Niederlande
- Johannes Vetjens (23), Hontenisse
- Guillaume HENNEQUIN, Gouey, 50412, Manche, Normandie, France
- James (Jacob) Washington (66), Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Domingo Ignacio Galindo y Tovar (65), Caracas
- Anna Andriesdr. Groenewegen (42), Nootdorp, Tedingerbroek, ZH, Nederland
- Anna Sibilla Hodenius (7)
- Aarjen Jacobsz Abbenes (0), Den Hoorn (Texel,NH)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 24, 1757 at Delpher
Born on January 24
- 1712 » Frederick the Great, Prussian king († 1786)
- 1732 » Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and financier († 1799)
- 1739 » Jean Nicolas Houchard, French General of the French Revolution († 1793)
- 1746 » Gustav III of Sweden († 1792)
- 1749 » Charles James Fox, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs († 1806)
- 1754 » Andrew Ellicott, American soldier and surveyor († 1820)
- 1761 » Louis Klein, French general († 1845)
- 1763 » Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Ukrainian general and politician († 1831)
- 1776 » E. T. A. Hoffmann, German jurist, author, and composer († 1822)
- 1787 » Christian Ludwig Brehm, German pastor and ornithologist († 1864)
Died on January 24
- 1595 » Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (b. 1529)
- 1626 » Samuel Argall, English captain and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1572)
- 1639 » Jörg Jenatsch, Swiss pastor and politician (b. 1596)
- 1666 » Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer and theorist (b. 1588)
- 1709 » George Rooke, English admiral and politician (b. 1650)
- 1877 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)
- 1881 » James Collinson, English painter (b. 1825)
- 1883 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
- 1895 » Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
- 1920 » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
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)
- March 14 » Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMSMonarch for breach of the Articles of War.
- May 6 » The end of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, and the end of Burmese Civil War (1740–1757).
- June 18 » Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War.
- 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.
- November 5 » Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.
- December 31 » Empress Elizabeth I of Russia issues her ukase incorporating Königsberg into Russia.
Weather January 24, 1757
The temperature on January 24, 1757 was about 0.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly north by west. Weather type: omtrent helder sneeuw.