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• Adrianus Francisci Adriani van den Bichelaar, Liempde,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Egbert van der Manden, Maarssen († 1830)
• Cornelia Senden Zenden, Voerendaal († 1826)
• Dirk Haasakker ( Hazakker ), Tholen Zeeland Nederland
• Bartholomea van Bakel, Eersel († 1824)
• Aaldert van Wingerden, Moordrecht
• Abigail Goodenow, Of Sudbury, Middlesex, MA († 1833)
• Adriaan van Oorschot, Tilburg († 1832)
• Cornelia Senden, Voerendaal († 1826)
• Anne Kirlew, Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England († 1799)

• André DELNESSE (60), Lesdain,7621,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
• Anna Maria Tavernier (52), St Goriks Oudenhove
• Arij~Arz Hensbroek (77), Koedijk
• Helena Veldens (45), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Helena Veldens (45), Rotterdam
• Anthony Jans van de Mortel (45)
• Harmen Meinders
• Dorothea Elisabeth Steffen (18)
• Karel Sebastiaan Thaddeus Graaf van Paumgarten (44)
• Jan Jacobsz. Wensveen (29)

• 1673 » Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint († 1716)
• 1686 » Hans Egede, Norwegian missionary and explorer († 1758)
• 1752 » Gouverneur Morris, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France († 1816)
• 1759 » François Devienne, French flute player and composer († 1803)
• 1769 » André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute († 1823)
• 1785 » Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová, Czech cook book author († 1845)
• 1797 » Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist and composer († 1828)
• 1799 » Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist († 1846)
• 1820 » William B. Washburn, American politician, 28th Governor of Massachusetts († 1887)
• 1835 » Lunalilo of Hawaii († 1874)

• 1686 » Jean Mairet, French playwright (b. 1604)
• 1720 » Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1654)
• 1729 » Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (b. 1659)
• 1736 » Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect and set designer, designed the Basilica of Superga (b. 1678)
• 1790 » Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American lawyer and surveyor (b. 1718)
• 1794 » Mariot Arbuthnot, English admiral and politician, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (b. 1711)
• 1811 » Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (b. 1763)
• 1815 » José Félix Ribas, Venezuelan soldier (b. 1775)
• 1828 » Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek general (b. 1792)
• 1836 » John Cheyne, English physician and author (b. 1777)

1. Jan
2. Joannes
3. Cornelis
4. Pieter
5. Hendrik
6. Johannes
7. Jacob
8. Willem
9. Petrus
10. Gerrit
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. Adrianus
15. John
16. Henricus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Elisabeth
6. Joanna
7. Cornelia
8. Catharina
9. Trijntje
10. Aaltje
11. Neeltje
12. Grietje
13. Adriana
14. Antje
15. Jannetje
16. Elizabeth

• 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 15 » The British Museum opens to the public.
• July 25 » French and Indian War: In Western New York, British forces capture Fort Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé.
• August 1 » Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments.
• September 13 » Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
• November 25 » An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
• December 31 » Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.

The temperature on January 31, 1759 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken.