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• Ariaentje van den Tweel, Nijkerk
• Grietje van Daalen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Ariaentje Hendriksd. van der Linden, Vlaardingen († 1828)
• Anna Maria Joannis Cuijpers (Kuijpers), Heesch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1817)
• Femmetje Margaretha Meijer, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1807)
• Helena Catharina Deraet, Woumen,West-Vlaanderen,België
• Christiaan Theodorus Brokken, Hilvarenbeek († 1813)
• Christiaan Theodorus Brokken-, Hilvarenbeek, Nederland († 1813)
• Ariaentje Pelen van den Tweel, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Catharina Cecilia VERGAUWE († 1792)

• Leonard ZWARTENDIJK (77), Rotterdam
• Cornelis Arijnse Kraak (49), Mijnsheerenland
• Cornelis Arienszn Kraak (50), Mijnsheereenland
• Marguerite Prieur (67), Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
• Cornelis Arijensz Kraak (49), Mijnsheerenland
• Jacques Brouillet (0), Quebec, Canada
• Maartje Kulk (62), Katwijk aan Zee, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Daniel Fritzsche (70), Gera, Germany
• cornelis ariensz kraak (49), mijnsheerenland (zuid holland)
• Christianus Kerckhoffs (75), Hoensbroek, Nederland

• 1682 » Louis, Duke of Burgundy († 1712)
• 1744 » Pierre Méchain, French astronomer and surveyor († 1804)
• 1761 » Yevstigney Fomin, Russian pianist and composer († 1800)
• 1815 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator († 1888)
• 1816 » Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor († 1820)
• 1820 » Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of New Brunswick († 1892)
• 1821 » Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic († 1895)
• 1831 » John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec († 1901)
• 1832 » Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and physiologist († 1920)
• 1842 » Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic († 1922)

• 1661 » Thomas Fuller, English historian and author (b. 1608)
• 1678 » Andrew Marvell, English poet and author (b. 1621)
• 1705 » Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)
• 1733 » Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)
• 1791 » Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)
• 1836 » Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)
• 1855 » Henry Colburn, English publisher (b. 1785)
• 1861 » Ranavalona I, Queen consort of Kingdom of Madagascar and then sovereign (b. 1778)
• 1878 » Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (b. 1802)
• 1886 » Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)

1. Jan
2. Joannes
3. Johannes
4. Cornelis
5. Hendrik
6. Pieter
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Gerrit
11. Jean
12. Jacobus
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Adrianus
16. Klaas

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Joanna
6. Catharina
7. Elisabeth
8. Cornelia
9. Neeltje
10. Trijntje
11. Elizabeth
12. Grietje
13. Antje
14. Aaltje
15. Adriana
16. Mary

• 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)
• April 28 » The Marathas defeat the Afghans in the Battle of Attock and capture the city.
• May 21 » Ten-year-old Mary Campbell is abducted in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War. She is returned six and a half years later.
• June 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: British, Hanoverian, and Prussian forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.
• July 8 » French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York.
• July 26 » French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
• October 14 » Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.

The temperature on August 16, 1758 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: zeer betrokken.