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• Anna Maria Schwarz, Hirzenach, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland († 1826)
• Anna Juliana van Taube van der Issen († 1818)
• Aafke Coenraads Schrijver, Leeuwarden († 1836)
• Barbe Barbra Mellen, ittervoort († 1825)
• Aafke Coenraads (Afke, Koenraads) Schrijver, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1836)
• Annigjen Jakobs, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Catharina Wolfgang, Manheim Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States († 1827)
• Elisabeth Arnoldus, Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1828)
• Anneke Groenhof, Jutrijp, Wymbritseradeel († 1829)
• Catherina Weber Wolfgang

• Aart Hendriksz DEN BOER (60), Pernis, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
• Cecile Claire Benoit (32), Québec, Quebec, Canada
• Antonius Haenen (62), Arcen, Limburg, Nederland
• Aart Hendriksz den Boer (60), Pernis
• Catharina(Krijna) Blom, Delft
• Aart Hendricksz den Boer (60), Pernis, zh.nld
• Arie Willemsz. Heemskerk (73), Sassenheim, ZH, Nederland
• Arie Jeroense Sonnevelt (47), Wijk aan Zee
• Conradus Heuermann (62), Mörsen, Twistringen
• Anna Elisabeth de Gruel Vrouwe van Fossès-Martel, Parijs

• 1686 » Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver († 1755)
• 1725 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician († 1806)
• 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
• 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
• 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
• 1781 » Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator († 1849)
• 1804 » Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer († 1881)
• 1806 » Norbert Rillieux, African American inventor and chemical engineer († 1894)
• 1820 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author († 1897)
• 1834 » Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft († 1900)

• 1680 » François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)
• 1704 » Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
• 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
• 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
• 1764 » George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
• 1782 » Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)
• 1828 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)
• 1829 » Sophia Albertina, princess-abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1753)
• 1830 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician (b. 1764)
• 1846 » Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)

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)
• February 4 » The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral.
• 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.
• September 11 » Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.

The temperature on March 17, 1758 was about 9.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.