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• Georg Daum, Erndtebrück, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1817)
• David Cornelius Vergote, Aartrijke,, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1763)
• Hendrik CORNET, Haarlem
• Cornelia Clavervelt, Reeuwijk
• Hendrik Cornet
• Van Hemmen, Wamel-Leeuwen (West Maas en Waal) († 1797)
• George Michael Reyer, Upper Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States († 1777)
• George Michael Royer, Upper Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States († 1777)
• Anna Catharina Diekmann, Essen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Deutschland († 1820)
• Charlotten Hedwig Wehmeyer, Neuhaus aan de Oste

• Hendrick Johannesz. van Ee (52), Delft
• Frances Pullen (70), Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
• Anna Barbara Parren, Thorn
• John McGrigar (60), Ticonderoga, United States
• Jan van Hoeck (79), puttershoek (zuid holland)
• Christine Ketel Jensens, Wallsbüll
• Geertruijd Pelzer (80), Harderwijk
• Anna de Fleron (45), Luik, België
• François GICQUEL (48), Hénon,22150,Côtes-D'Armor,Bretagne,FRANCE
• Judoca Jossina de Groodt (27), Hontenisse, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1702 » Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor of India († 1748)
• 1726 » James Bowdoin, American banker and politician, 2nd Governor of Massachusetts († 1790)
• 1742 » Nathanael Greene, American general († 1786)
• 1751 » Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange († 1820)
• 1779 » Carl Ritter, German geographer and academic († 1859)
• 1844 » Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and author († 1911)
• 1860 » Alan Leo, English astrologer and author († 1917)
• 1862 » Henri Le Sidaner, French painter († 1939)
• 1862 » Victoria of Baden († 1931)
• 1867 » Emil Nolde, Danish-German painter and illustrator († 1956)

• 1632 » Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford, English soldier (b. 1575)
• 1635 » Friedrich Spee, German poet and academic (b. 1591)
• 1639 » Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1605)
• 1661 » Jin Shengtan, Chinese journalist and critic (b. 1608)
• 1787 » Francis Blackburne, English Anglican churchman and activist (b. 1705)
• 1817 » Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French economist and politician (b. 1739)
• 1834 » Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and inventor, invented the Jacquard loom (b. 1752)
• 1848 » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (b. 1779)
• 1855 » Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician, 19th President of Mexico (b. 1802)
• 1864 » Li Xiucheng, Chinese field marshal (b. 1823)

• 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.
• September 11 » Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
• October 14 » Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.
• 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 13 » The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
• 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 7, 1758 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.