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• Aaltje Westerman, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Willeijns, Weesp († 1840)
• Adriana Hasendonk, fijnaart en heijningen (noord brabant) († 1841)
• Adrianus Hobus, Sommelsdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andreas Tuijtjens, Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andries van Prooijen, Sommelsdijk
• Adriana Kenti, Woudrichem, Gemeente Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1829)
• Adriana Haasdonk, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1841)
• Adrianus (Arian) Willeijns, WEESP (Amsterdam), Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1840)
• Adrianus Willijns, Weesp, NH, The Netherlands († 1840)

• Hendrik Jans Geele (9)
• Nn Gijsberts (van Hal) (0), Bennekom
• Catharina Ceunen (61), Beringen, Limburg, Belgium
• Elizabeth Ryan (20)
• Joanna DE BEER (49), Harelbeke, 8530, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Johann Nikolaus Gerhard (61)
• Judith Eldridge (67), Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America
• Jan Jacobsz, Kootwijkerbroek
• Janna Arents (0)
• Elisie Jans van Lunteren (4), Woudenberg

• 1687 » Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician and academic († 1768)
• 1712 » George Grenville, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1770)
• 1726 » Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician († 1813)
• 1733 » François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal († 1798)
• 1784 » Ferdinand VII of Spain († 1833)
• 1791 » Friedrich Parrot, Baltic German naturalist († 1841)
• 1801 » Joseph Plateau, Belgian physicist and academic, created the Phenakistoscope († 1883)
• 1806 » Preston King, American lawyer and politician († 1865)
• 1824 » Adolphe Monticelli, French painter († 1886)
• 1840 » Dmitry Pisarev, Russian author and critic († 1868)

• 1618 » Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton, English nobleman (b.c. 1570)
• 1619 » Samuel Daniel, English poet and historian (b. 1562)
• 1631 » Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (b. 1557)
• 1637 » Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (b. 1552)
• 1669 » Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer (b. 1623)
• 1703 » Thomas Kingo, Danish bishop and poet (b. 1634)
• 1711 » Tewoflos, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1708)
• 1747 » Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair (b. 1678)
• 1758 » James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish-Prussian field marshal (b. 1696)
• 1831 » Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer and educator (b. 1761)

1. Jan
2. Joannes
3. Cornelis
4. Pieter
5. Johannes
6. Hendrik
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.
• 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.
• August 19 » Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.
• September 18 » French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed.
• 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 October 14, 1759 was about 12.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen.