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Died on Friday September 8, 1758
- "Elizabeth" Petersdr van der Velden
- Maria Catharina Doveren, Kerkrade
- Frederik van Bährnfeld (46), Gernrode
- Pieter Willemse Looij (79), Bodegraven
- Pieter Rogiers (59), Houtave (België)
- Jean Francois Soucy dit Lavigne (46), Notre-Dame de Liesse,Rivière Ouelle,Kamouraska,Québec
- Harmen de Hes, Harderwijk
- Robert Taylor II (70)
- Meijnsje Buijs (42), Aalsmeer
- Elisabeth Wils (61), Antwerpen, België
Born on September 8
- 1742 » Ozias Humphry, English painter and academic († 1810)
- 1749 » Yolande de Polastron, French educator († 1793)
- 1750 » Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 4th Yokozuna († 1795)
- 1752 » Carl Stenborg, Swedish opera singer, actor, and director († 1813)
- 1767 » August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet and critic († 1845)
- 1774 » Anne Catherine Emmerich, German nun and mystic († 1824)
- 1779 » Mustafa IV, Ottoman sultan († 1808)
- 1783 » N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author († 1872)
- 1804 » Eduard Mörike, German pastor, poet, and academic († 1875)
- 1814 » Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French archaeologist, ethnographer, and historian († 1874)
Died on September 8
- 1656 » Joseph Hall, English bishop (b. 1574)
- 1682 » Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish mathematician and philosopher (b. 1606)
- 1721 » Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1686)
- 1755 » Ephraim Williams, American soldier and philanthropist (b. 1715)
- 1761 » Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1698)
- 1780 » Enoch Poor, American general (b. 1736)
- 1784 » Ann Lee, English-American religious leader (b. 1736)
- 1811 » Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist and botanist (b. 1741)
- 1831 » John Aitken, Scottish-American publisher (b. 1745)
- 1853 » Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar, co-founded the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (b. 1813)
Names that were popular for boys in 1758
- Jan
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Joseph
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Franciscus
- Jans
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1758
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- 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)
- April 28 » The Marathas defeat the Afghans in the Battle of Attock and capture the city.
- June 12 » French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences.
- 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.
- 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 weather on Friday September 8, 1758
The temperature on September 8, 1758 was about 15.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI