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Born on Saturday October 8, 1757
- Charlotta van der Velde, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Dionisius Franciscus Van Overbergh, Moorsele († 1825)
- Barbara VERBEEK, Wezemaal,Provincie Vlaams-Brabant,Flanders,Belgi († 1802)
- Amasa Hyde, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
- Franciscus van Ravenstijn, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1845)
- Frans Dielis van Ravenstein, Oss († 1845)
- Henriette PLATTE, Solingen († 1844)
- Helena Lintjens, Voerendaal, Limburg, Niederlande († 1837)
- Engel van der Valk, Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1822)
- Eeuwe Hettes Schreuder Nauta Ds. Schreuder,NH predikant,, Itens, Littenseradiel, Friesland, Nederland
Died on Saturday October 8, 1757
- Katharina Achenbach (3), Richstein, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Anna Coret, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Henricus Vroomen [Vroemen] (84), Nuth
- Cornelis Pleunszn Noordam (73), Maasland, Nederland
- Christiane Van Brandenburg Bayreuth (23), Seidingstadt, Thüringen, Germany
- Clara Israels Content Schlieser (62), Amsterdam
- Christiane von Brandenburg-Bayreuth (23), Seidingstadt, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Deutschland
- Cornelis Pleunen Noordam (73), Maasland
- Cornelis Pleunen Noordam (73), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Johan-Nepomuk Anton Maximiliaan Theophile Graaf van Kuefstein (29), Litschau, Niederösterreich
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 8, 1757 at Delpher
Born on October 8
- 1713 » Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and author († 1793)
- 1715 » Michel Benoist, French scientist and missionary († 1774)
- 1747 » Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician († 1807)
- 1753 » Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden († 1829)
- 1765 » Harman Blennerhassett, English-Irish lawyer and politician († 1831)
- 1789 » John Ruggles, American lawyer and politician († 1874)
- 1789 » William John Swainson, English-New Zealand ornithologist and entomologist († 1855)
- 1807 » Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and activist († 1858)
- 1818 » John Henninger Reagan, American judge and politician, 3rd Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury († 1905)
- 1834 » Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer († 1905)
Died on October 8
- 1735 » Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)
- 1754 » Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (b. 1707)
- 1772 » Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (b. 1711)
- 1793 » John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1737)
- 1795 » Andrew Kippis, English minister and author (b. 1725)
- 1802 » Emmanuele Vitale, Maltese general and politician (b. 1758)
- 1804 » Thomas Cochran, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1777)
- 1809 » James Elphinston, Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (b. 1721)
- 1821 » Juan O'Donojú, last Spanish ruler of Mexico (b. 1762)
- 1834 » François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (b. 1775)
Names that were popular for boys in 1757
- Jan
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- 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 16 » Forces of the Maratha Empire defeat a 5,000-strong army of the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Narela.
- March 14 » Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMSMonarch for breach of the Articles of War.
- 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 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 8, 1757
The temperature on October 8, 1757 was about 10.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen.