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Born on Saturday February 4, 1758
- Dorsen Fekkes, Blauwhuis
- Count Maria Aloysius of Königsegg-Rothenfels
- Egbert Siebes de Jong, Ureterp, gem. Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland († 1828)
- Anna BOS, Eigenbilzen, 3740, Limburg, Belgique († 1811)
- Engbert Siebes de Jong, Ureterp, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland († 1828)
- Cornelius NULENS, Kleine-Spouwen, 3740, Bilzen, Limburg, België († 1812)
- Dirk van Foreest, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1789)
- Bernarda Felícia dos Prazeres Missel, Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brasil
- Cornelius Janssen, Diessen
- Christian Weber, Banfe, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1815)
Died on Saturday February 4, 1758
- Adrianus Baeyens - Bayens (73), Wichelen
- Joachim François Dessureaux (74), Québec, Quebec, Canada
- Dirckje de Jong (80), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antoine Herqué (68), Fréland, 68097, France
- Bernhart Gilbert Jr (31), New Hanover, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
- Charles Lybbe (77), Hardwick, Whitchurch
- Bart Gijsbertz (van Davelaer), Scherpenzeel
- Franz Joseph Zumbroich, Hellefeld
- Adriana (Adriaantje) Begin (Bergeijn; Bragijn) (68), Leiden,Leiden,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
- Agnes Cecilia Crommen (78), Vliermaal
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 4, 1758 at Delpher
Born on February 4
- 1676 » Giacomo Facco, Italian violinist and composer († 1753)
- 1677 » Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer († 1731)
- 1688 » Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright († 1763)
- 1725 » Dru Drury, English entomologist and author († 1804)
- 1740 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer († 1795)
- 1778 » Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Swiss botanist, mycologist, and academic († 1841)
- 1799 » Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author († 1854)
- 1818 » Emperor Norton, San Francisco eccentric and visionary († 1880)
- 1831 » Oliver Ames, American financier and politician, 35th Governor of Massachusetts († 1895)
- 1848 » Jean Aicard, French poet, author, and playwright († 1921)
Died on February 4
- 1590 » Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1517)
- 1615 » Giambattista della Porta, Italian playwright and scholar (b. 1535)
- 1617 » Lodewijk Elzevir, Dutch publisher, co-founded the House of Elzevir (b. 1546)
- 1713 » Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English philosopher and politician (b. 1671)
- 1774 » Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)
- 1781 » Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer (b. 1737)
- 1799 » Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect and educator (b. 1728)
- 1843 » Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (b. 1770)
- 1891 » Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos, Roman Catholic archbishop and Mexican politician who served as regent during the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) (b. 1816)
- 1905 » Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor and academic (b. 1841)
Names that were popular for boys in 1758
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- John
- Adrianus
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1758
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1758
- 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.
- 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.
- September 11 » Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
- 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.
Weather February 4, 1758
The temperature on February 4, 1758 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: geheel betrokken sneeuw hagel.