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Born on Sunday October 16, 1757
- Annetje Hendriks, Elspeet († 1834)
- Aaltje Klasens Klunder, Giethoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Aaltje Jans Haasnoot, Katwijk
- Adrianus de Vos, Nieuwendam
- Adriana Verelst, Sas van Gent, Zeeland, Nederland († 1809)
- Adrianus Hendrikse IJserloo van, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltje Jansdr Haasnoot, Katwijk aan Zee († 1826)
- Aaltje, Katwijk aan Zee († 1826)
- aaltje jansdr haasnoot, katwijk aan Zee († 1826)
- Aaltje Derks, Wildervank
Died on Sunday October 16, 1757
- Derkjen van Strijp (33)
- Antie Jüriens (34), Forlitz-Südwolde, Ostfriesland, Hannover
- Anne-Marie Aucion (70), Québec, Quebec, Canada
- Isaac Perkins Philbrick (69), Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
- Jan Teunisz Van Der STOK (5)
- Christopher Search (47), Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelis Christiaansz Scheffer (1), Andel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Geert Cornelis Jan Bertrams (42), Loenhout, Antwerpen, België
- Geesien JANS (7), Kuyperstraat, Oosterwolde, Oldeberkoop, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
- JOANNA MARIA PRESENT (39), SINT-NIKLAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
Born on October 16
- 1714 » Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist and academic († 1795)
- 1726 » Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and educator († 1801)
- 1729 » Pierre van Maldere, Belgian violinist and composer († 1768)
- 1752 » Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian and academic († 1827)
- 1754 » Morgan Lewis, American general, lawyer, and politician, 3rd Governor of New York († 1844)
- 1758 » Noah Webster, American lexicographer († 1843)
- 1762 » Paul Hamilton, American soldier and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of the Navy († 1816)
- 1789 » William Burton, American physician and politician, 39th Governor of Delaware († 1866)
- 1795 » William Buell Sprague, American minister, historian, and author († 1876)
- 1802 » Isaac Murphy, American educator and politician, 8th Governor of Arkansas († 1882)
Died on October 16
- 1730 » Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French-American explorer and politician, 3rd French Governor of Louisiana (b. 1658)
- 1730 » Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Greek politician, 139th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1666)
- 1750 » Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German lute player and composer (b. 1687)
- 1755 » Gerard Majella, Italian saint (b. 1725)
- 1774 » Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (b. 1750)
- 1791 » Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician (b. 1739)
- 1793 » John Hunter, Scottish-English surgeon and philosopher (b. 1728)
- 1793 » Marie Antoinette, Austrian-born queen consort of Louis XVI of France (b. 1755)
- 1796 » Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (b. 1726)
- 1799 » Veerapandiya Kattabomman Indian activist (b. 1760)
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.
- 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.
Weather October 16, 1757
The temperature on October 16, 1757 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.