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May 13, 1758Died on Sunday May 14, 1758
- Jean Guillot (70)
- Nicolaus Heid (38), wernborn
- Herman Joogmans (38), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Abigail Smith (63), Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, British Colonies
- Jan Boudwijnsz Bakker (36), Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Johann Joseph Reinhard Gedult von Jungenfeld, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz
- Abigail Smith (63), Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Hermannes Schmaal (33), Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands
- Hendrik Janszn. Craeijpoel (48), Beusichem (Buren) (GL)
- Eric Hansson (67), Höjen, Garpenberg, Dalarna, Sweden
Born on May 14
- 1725 » Ludovico Manin, the last Doge of Venice († 1802)
- 1727 » Thomas Gainsborough, English painter († 1788)
- 1737 » George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Irish-English politician and diplomat, Governor of Grenada († 1806)
- 1752 » Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist and author († 1828)
- 1752 » Timothy Dwight IV, American minister, theologian, and academic († 1817)
- 1761 » Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1816)
- 1771 » Robert Owen, Welsh businessman and social reformer († 1858)
- 1771 » Thomas Wedgwood, English photographer († 1805)
- 1781 » Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer, German historian and academic († 1873)
- 1794 » Fanny Imlay, daughter of British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft († 1816)
Died on May 14
- 1643 » Louis XIII of France (b. 1601)
- 1649 » Friedrich Spanheim, Swiss theologian and academic (b. 1600)
- 1667 » Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1601)
- 1688 » Antoine Furetière, French scholar, lexicographer, and author (b. 1619)
- 1754 » Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright and producer (b. 1692)
- 1761 » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1710)
- 1847 » Fanny Mendelssohn, German pianist and composer (b. 1805)
- 1860 » Ludwig Bechstein, German author (b. 1801)
- 1873 » Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (b. 1797)
- 1878 » Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1830)
Names that were popular for boys in 1758
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- Franciscus
- Jans
Names that were popular for girls in 1758
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Antje
- Jacoba
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)
- January 24 » During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763).
- June 12 » French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences.
- June 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: British, Hanoverian, and Prussian forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.
- 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.
- August 29 » The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
- 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 weather on Sunday May 14, 1758
The temperature on May 14, 1758 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI