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April 27, 1757Born on Thursday April 28, 1757
- Adrianus Van de Poel, Herentals, België
- Cornelius Reynders, Indoornik
- Baukje, Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland († 1836)
- Elisabeth (Lijzebeth) Pieters Klatter, Oude Pekela, Groningen, Nederland († 1814)
- Anna Maria LENAERTS, Genk
- Anna Maria Colman, Wetteren († 1834)
- Anna IJsselbach, Nijmegen († 1781)
- Christoph Keister, Ellmendingen
- Ann Dunstan, St Stithians, Cornwall, England
- Annigje Gold, Giethoorn († 1758)
Died on Thursday April 28, 1757
- Katharina Sassmannshausen (2), Dotzlar, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Dirk Stolwijk (62), Noordwijk
- Petrus Schrans (6), Maastricht, Nederland
- Barbara Van Espen (38), Werchter (B)
- Thomas FRENCH (54), Chester, Burlington, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
- Anna van Aust, Schaesberg,, Limburg, Nederland
- Bartholomeus I Vrijheer van Tinti Heer van Enzersdorf (95), Wenen
- Johann Eberhard Wilmes (0)
- Anna van Aust, Schaesberg, Landgraaf, Limburg, Nederland
- Godefridus Geurts, Bree
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 28, 1757 at Delpher
Born on April 28
- 1676 » Frederick I, prince consort and king of Sweden († 1751)
- 1715 » Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and educator († 1767)
- 1758 » James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States († 1831)
- 1761 » Marie Harel, French cheesemaker († 1844)
- 1765 » Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic († 1834)
- 1819 » Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic († 1884)
- 1827 » William Hall, Canadian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient († 1904)
- 1838 » Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and scholar, Nobel Prize laureate († 1913)
- 1848 » Ludvig Schytte, Danish pianist, composer, and educator († 1909)
- 1854 » Hertha Marks Ayrton, Polish-British engineer, mathematician, and physicist. († 1923)
Died on April 28
- 1710 » Thomas Betterton, English actor and manager (b. 1630)
- 1716 » Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (b. 1673)
- 1726 » Thomas Pitt, English merchant and politician (b. 1653)
- 1741 » Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (b. 1668)
- 1772 » Johann Friedrich Struensee, German physician and politician (b. 1737)
- 1781 » Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician (b. 1723)
- 1813 » Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (b. 1745)
- 1816 » Johann Heinrich Abicht, German philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1762)
- 1841 » Peter Chanel, French priest, missionary, and martyr (b. 1803)
- 1853 » Ludwig Tieck, German author and poet (b. 1773)
Names that were popular for boys in 1757
- Jan
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Joseph
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1757
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Adriana
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Neeltje
- Antje
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)
- March 14 » Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMSMonarch for breach of the Articles of War.
- 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 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.
The weather on Thursday April 28, 1757
The temperature on April 28, 1757 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI