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• Aalbert Weenk, Loenen, Nederland
• Aafke Hattums Hoekstra, Oudega, Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands († 1845)
• Aafke Hattums Hoekstra (?de Boer), Oudega († 1845)
• Abram de Ruijter, Dirksland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Fasol, Vlaardingen
• Aafke Hattums de Boer, Oudega, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1845)
• Albert Harms Weenk, Loenen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaron Ford, Owlpen, Gloucestershire, England
• Aafje Jans' Mes, Enkhuizen († 1801)
• Adrianus Tijmensz Bos, Bunnik, Utrecht, Nederland

• Joannes Simoens (52), Aartrijke, Zedelgem, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Cornelis van der Zee
• Carolus Andreas Tamsin (0), Sint Kruis, West Vlaanderen, Belgie
• Katharina Elisabeth Kesting (1)
• Anne Marie Sante (36), Stembert, 63079 (B)
• Claes Cornelisz. van Berckel (49), Wassenaar, ZH, Nederland
• Hidde Scheneri (43)
• Elisabeth U Ursule Jeanne Elisabeth-Ursule Fouquereau (79), Rivière-Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
• Hans Cord Engelking, Estorf
• Jan GEERTS (83), Midwolda, Scheemda, Oldambt, Groningen, Nederland

• 1714 » Arima Yoriyuki, Japanese mathematician and educator († 1783)
• 1720 » Charles Edward Stuart, Scottish claimant to the throne of England († 1788)
• 1738 » Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India († 1805)
• 1741 » Gottfried August Bürger, German poet and academic († 1794)
• 1763 » Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral († 1806)
• 1776 » Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist († 1832)
• 1798 » Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian physician, philologist, and academic († 1850)
• 1805 » Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author († 1876)
• 1815 » George Meade, American general and engineer († 1872)
• 1830 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian ruler († 1895)

• 1679 » Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)
• 1691 » Dudley North, English merchant and economist (b. 1641)
• 1691 » Robert Boyle, Irish chemist and physicist (b. 1627)
• 1705 » Catherine of Braganza (b. 1638)
• 1719 » John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (b. 1646)
• 1730 » Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet (b. 1651)
• 1742 » Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. 1661)
• 1775 » Richard Montgomery, American general (b. 1738)
• 1799 » Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and author (b. 1723)
• 1818 » Jean-Pierre Duport, French cellist (b. 1741)

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 12 » French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences.
• June 30 » Seven Years' War: Habsburg Austrian forces destroy a Prussian reinforcement and supply convoy in the Battle of Domstadtl, helping to expel Prussian King Frederick the Great from Moravia.
• August 29 » The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
• October 14 » Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.

The temperature on December 31, 1758 was about 4.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.