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• Andries Willem Boreel, Nieuwe Zijdskapel, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
• Adriaantje Zevenbergen, Charlois
• Anna Benjamins Bomast, Veenendaal († 1761)
• Anna Maria Geers, Borculo, Nederland
• Alida Antonia van Bemmel, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• (2) Hendrik Ariënsz Zand Zant, Oude Niedorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1837)
• Akke Hommes, Boksum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1761)
• Aaltje Kuijs, Arkel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna de Groot, Heukelum, S-Hlln, Nthr
• Allegonda Koenen, Keppeln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1758)

• Henrica Hilders (24), Gendringen, Netherlands
• Geeske Luitjens (41)
• Hayden Edwards (70)
• Jacobus van HOEGAERDEN (35), Rotselaar, 3110, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, België
• Adam Klaasz Van Der LINDEN (2)
• Henrica Hilders (24), Gendringen
• Margaretha Habets (61), Schimmert,, Limburg, Nederland
• Louise BLANDIN (34), Yvignac, 22350, France
• Hermann Beuter (67), Dotzlar, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Leendert Theunis Uijttenbroek

• 1706 » George Pocock, English admiral († 1792)
• 1716 » Pehr Kalm, Swedish-Finnish botanist and explorer († 1779)
• 1724 » Henry Laurens, English-American merchant and politician, 5th President of the Continental Congress († 1792)
• 1761 » Antoine-François Andréossy, French general and diplomat († 1828)
• 1779 » Antoine-Henri Jomini, Swiss-French general († 1869)
• 1780 » Lucy Barnes, American writer († 1809)
• 1785 » Karol Kurpiński, Polish composer and conductor († 1857)
• 1787 » Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist and astronomer († 1826)
• 1806 » Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English-Italian poet and translator († 1861)
• 1812 » Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American businessman, co-founded the Waltham Watch Company († 1895)

• 1754 » Henry Pelham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1694)
• 1758 » Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (b. 1705)
• 1764 » Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1690)
• 1796 » Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French historian and author (b. 1713)
• 1836 » Deaths at the Battle of the Alamo:
• 1854 » Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish colonel and diplomat, Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (b. 1778)
• 1866 » William Whewell, English priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1794)
• 1867 » Charles Farrar Browne, American-English author and educator (b. 1834)
• 1888 » Louisa May Alcott, American novelist and poet (b. 1832)
• 1895 » Camilla Collett, Norwegian novelist and activist (b. 1813)

• 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.
• 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 5 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen: Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.
• December 31 » Empress Elizabeth I of Russia issues her ukase incorporating Königsberg into Russia.

The temperature on March 6, 1757 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken sneeuw.