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Born on Saturday January 8, 1757
- Carel Barten van Twiller, Nijkerk († 1843)
- Adrianus Andreas Peeters, Weelde, Antwerpen, België († 1815)
- Coenraad van Acken, Oud-en Nieuw Gastel († 1759)
- Cornelia van Benthum, Bunnik († 1823)
- Aaltje Wouterse, Garderen,Barneveld,Gelderland,The Netherlands († 1832)
- Cornelis Lakeman Groot, Koog aan de Zaan († 1825)
- Cornelia Willemsd Geuze, Westkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1823)
- catherine jh. SAMAIN, Wasmes (Belgium)
- Arij Woutersz Van Wijngaarden († 1811)
- Coenraed Aken van, Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Saturday January 8, 1757
- Nicolas GALLOIS (78), Hayes, Moselle, Grand Est, France
- Maria-Elisabeth Verschuuren (1)
- Jean Hally (65)
- Peter NOLS (69), HOMBOURG, Liège, Belgique
- Jean Baptiste Sonneville (68), Luinge
- Louis Alagonotte (45), Cuzion, 36062, France
- Marie Catherine Leuridan (61), Nieppe, 59850, France
- Johann Peter Rheingans (55), Weisel, Nassau, Hessen, Germany
- Johanna Maria Sichterman (30)
- Maria van Houtum (25), Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 8, 1757 at Delpher
Born on January 8
- 1735 » John Carroll, American archbishop, founder of Georgetown University († 1815)
- 1763 » Edmond-Charles Genêt, French-American translator and diplomat († 1834)
- 1786 » Nicholas Biddle, American banker and financier († 1844)
- 1788 » Rudolf of Austria, Austrian archduke and archbishop († 1831)
- 1792 » Lowell Mason, American composer and educator († 1872)
- 1805 » John Bigler, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 3rd Governor of California († 1871)
- 1805 » Orson Hyde, American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles († 1878)
- 1812 » Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss pianist and composer († 1871)
- 1817 » Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician († 1893)
- 1821 » James Longstreet, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Turkey († 1904)
Died on January 8
- 1664 » Moses Amyraut, French physician and theologian (b. 1596)
- 1707 » John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and politician, Scottish Secretary of State (b. 1648)
- 1713 » Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1653)
- 1775 » John Baskerville, English printer and type designer (b. 1706)
- 1789 » Jack Broughton, English boxer (b. 1703)
- 1794 » Justus Möser, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1720)
- 1815 » Edward Pakenham, Anglo-Irish general and politician (b. 1778)
- 1825 » Eli Whitney, American engineer and theorist, invented the cotton gin (b. 1765)
- 1853 » Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene-Hungarian poet and educator (b. 1788)
- 1854 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (b. 1768)
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
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- 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 » English poet Christopher Smart is admitted into St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement to mental asylums.
- 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.
- November 5 » Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.
Weather January 8, 1757
The temperature on January 8, 1757 was about -11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: helder.