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Born on Sunday February 25, 1759
- Aaltje Hendriks, Westergeest, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
- Aaltjen Schluess, Wertherbruch
- Albartus Geurtsz Mann, Amersfoort
- Adriana Klap, Schore
- Jacobus Havermans, Sleeuwijk († 1832)
- Aaltje Gerrits, Hummelo, Gelderland, Nederland († 1829)
- Aeltjen Ordelman, Neede, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltjen Schluijs, Wertherbruch
- Abraham van der Velden, Hooglandsche Kerk, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
- aagje beuk, loenen aan de vecht († 1823)
Died on Sunday February 25, 1759
- Derk Overkamp (26), Warnsveld
- Dirckje Huijchsdr. van Teijlingen, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Deborah Waterman (3)
- Jacob Borre, Bennekom
- Dirckje Huijchsdr van Teijlingen (84), Wassenaar
- Grietje Pelgroms Voet (51), Den Burg (Texel, NH)
- Aafke Broers, Hantumeruitburen, Friesland, Nederland
- Franz Ignaz Karl Wratislaw von Mitrovic (62), Praha
- Abraham Duinkerk, Fort Lillo,,,Belgie
- Anna Maria Govertine van Aspremont-Lynden-Reckheim (0)
Born on February 25
- 1707 » Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer († 1793)
- 1714 » René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France († 1792)
- 1728 » John Wood, the Younger, English architect, designed the Royal Crescent († 1782)
- 1752 » John Graves Simcoe, English-Canadian general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada († 1806)
- 1755 » François René Mallarmé, French lawyer and politician († 1835)
- 1778 » José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru († 1850)
- 1806 » Emma Catherine Embury, American author and poet († 1863)
- 1809 » John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia († 1873)
- 1812 » Carl Christian Hall, Danish lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Denmark († 1888)
- 1816 » Giovanni Morelli, Italian historian and critic († 1891)
Died on February 25
- 1682 » Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (b. 1639)
- 1710 » Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French soldier and explorer (b. 1639)
- 1713 » Frederick I of Prussia (b. 1657)
- 1723 » Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)
- 1756 » Eliza Haywood, English actress and poet (b. 1693)
- 1796 » Samuel Seabury, American bishop (b. 1729)
- 1805 » Thomas Pownall, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1722)
- 1819 » Francisco Manoel de Nascimento, Portuguese-French poet and educator (b. 1734)
- 1822 » William Pinkney, American politician and diplomat, 7th United States Attorney General (b. 1764)
- 1841 » Philip Pendleton Barbour, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1783)
Names that were popular for boys in 1759
- Jan
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1759
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Anne
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
- Grietje
- Neeltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1759
- 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 11 » The first American life insurance company, the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of the Presbyterian Ministers (now part of Unum Group), is incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 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 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.
- September 18 » French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed.
- December 31 » Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.
The weather on Sunday February 25, 1759
The temperature on February 25, 1759 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI