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• Jan van SOESEM, Dordrecht
• Cath. Adelheid Heyer, Dülken, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany
• Engel Jansz Melker, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH) († 1811)
• Eleonora Petronella Verhaegh, Helden,, Limburg, Nederland († 1830)
• Elisabeth van Zandbergen, Roordahuizum
• Eleonora Petronella Verhaegh VERHAAG, Helden, 2755, Limburg, Nederland († 1830)
• Eleonora Petronella VERHAEGH, Helden († 1830)
• Hendrik van Viersen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1817)
• Chloe Bissell Wolcott, South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America († 1802)
• Geertruida Kamerling, Baarle-Nassau († 1845)

• Joannes Baptist van den Sande (1), Zandhoven
• Geertruid Brunsink (33), De Heurne
• Henderina van Heteren (18)
• Jacoba van Veen, De Lier
• Cornelis Dirks van der Gaag (72), Rijswijk
• Cornelis Schorel (18), Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Gerharda ten Brinke (6), Varsseveld, Gelderland, Nederland
• Joannes Baptist Sinnesael, Oostvleteren, West Vlaanderen, België
• Cornelis Dirxe van der Gaag (72), Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Johan Geertsema, Schildwolde, Groningen, Nederland

• 1716 » Capability Brown, British landscape architect († 1783)
• 1720 » Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded Whitbread († 1796)
• 1748 » Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator († 1825)
• 1768 » Joseph Dennie, American author and journalist († 1812)
• 1797 » Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright († 1851)
• 1812 » Agoston Haraszthy, Hungarian-American businessman, founded Buena Vista Winery († 1869)
• 1818 » Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts († 1895)
• 1839 » Gulstan Ropert, French-American bishop and missionary († 1903)
• 1842 » Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia († 1849)
• 1844 » Emily Ruete/Salama bint Said, also called Sayyida Salme, a Princess of Zanzibar and Oman († 1924)

• 1619 » Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1535)
• 1621 » Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, co-founder of Isfahan School of Islamic Philosophy (b. 1547)
• 1751 » Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and engineer (b. 1661)
• 1773 » Peshwa Narayan Rao, Prime Minister of Maratha Empire (b. 1755, assassinated)
• 1856 » Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English lawyer and author (b. 1811)
• 1879 » John Bell Hood, American general (b. 1831)
• 1886 » Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American general and politician (b. 1836)
• 1896 » Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia (b. 1824)
• 1906 » Hans Auer, Swiss-Austrian architect and educator, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (b. 1847)
• 1907 » Richard Mansfield, American actor and manager (b. 1857)

1. Jan
2. Joannes
3. Cornelis
4. Johannes
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)
• January 24 » During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763).
• 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.
• November 25 » French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
• December 25 » Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.

The temperature on August 30, 1758 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: omtrent helder.