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March 15, 1757Born on Wednesday March 16, 1757
- Andreas Wouters, Eksel, Limburg, België († 1757)
- Anna Maria Schellekens, Etten-Leur
- Anna or Antje Suijdgeest, DE LIER († 1828)
- Antie Geertrui de Vries, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Lourens Zuidgeest, De Lier,Zuid-Holland,Nederland († 1828)
- Catherine NESY, Frameries,7080,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE († 1830)
- Adriana van der Molen, Medemblik († 1818)
- Andries Egberts Stronkhorst, Loenen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Zuijtgeest, De Lier, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1828)
- Anna (Antje) Laurensdr Zuidgeest, De Lier, 2678, Nederland († 1828)
Died on Wednesday March 16, 1757
- Gerrit van Grieken (54), Lisse
- Cornelis Gerritsz LENSVELD (3)
- François MAHE (61), Meucon,56890,Morbihan,Bretagne,FRANCE
- Johannes Friedrich Backmeister (45), Esslingen
- Jean François BOHL (1), Soppe-le-Haut, Haut Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Jannetje Anthonisdr. van der Linden (0)
- Isbrant Visser (31), Sliedrecht
- Jacques Baumier (Baunnier) (37), Oinville, Saint-Liphard, 28284, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France
- James Merrill (68), Falmouth, ME
- Joanna Schovaers (69), Berg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 16, 1757 at Delpher
Born on March 16
- 1741 » Carlo Amoretti, Italian scientist († 1816)
- 1744 » Nicolas-Germain Léonard, French poet and novelist († 1793)
- 1750 » Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer († 1848)
- 1751 » James Madison, American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States († 1836)
- 1753 » François Amédée Doppet, French general († 1799)
- 1760 » Johann Heinrich Meyer, Swiss painter and writer († 1832)
- 1766 » Jean-Frédéric Waldeck, French antiquarian, cartographer, artist and explorer († 1875)
- 1771 » Antoine-Jean Gros, French painter († 1835)
- 1773 » Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentinian general and politician, 6th Governor of Buenos Aires Province († 1836)
- 1774 » Matthew Flinders, English navigator and cartographer († 1814)
Died on March 16
- 1649 » Jean de Brébeuf, French-Canadian missionary and saint (b. 1593)
- 1679 » John Leverett, English general and politician, 19th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)
- 1721 » James Craggs the Elder, English politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1657)
- 1736 » Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1710)
- 1737 » Benjamin Wadsworth, American minister and academic (b. 1670)
- 1738 » George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (b. 1666)
- 1747 » Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. 1690)
- 1838 » Nathaniel Bowditch, American captain and mathematician (b. 1773)
- 1841 » Félix Savart, French physicist and psychologist († 1791)
- 1868 » David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso (b. 1814)
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.
- May 6 » Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' 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.
- 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.
- December 31 » Empress Elizabeth I of Russia issues her ukase incorporating Königsberg into Russia.
Weather March 16, 1757
The temperature on March 16, 1757 was about 4.0 °C. There was 24 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen.