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March 23, 1759Born on Saturday March 24, 1759
- Antje Pieters Keekstra later Rengenaldus, Zwaagwesteinde, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1837)
- Etienne Raunier, Vacquerie,He, Frankrijk
- Eunice Parsons, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1782)
- Helena THONISSEN, Rosmeer,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi
- Antje Pieters KEEGSTRA, De Westereen (Zwaagwesteinde), Dantumadiel, Fryslân, Nederland († 1837)
- Elisabetha JANSSENS, Stabroek, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Hendrik Harmannus van der VEEN, Wildervank, Veendam, Groningen, Nederland († 1827)
- Emmanel Joseph Hosten, Zarren West-Vlaanderen België († 1820)
- Franciscus Theodorus Ulijn, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1802)
- Harmina Derks' Jansen, Varsseveld († 1806)
Died on Saturday March 24, 1759
- Dorothea Magdalena von MILTITZ (66), Poschwitz
- Anne Francoise Chauffoureau (66), Couture Saint Germain, 1380, België
- Johanna Johanna van Iersel
- Jacobske van Zon (29)
- Anges Stackhouse (4)
- Anna Maria van der AA (8), Berlicum (N-B)
- Dorothea Magdalena van Maltitz Vrouwe van Proschwitz (66)
- Diele Kats (0), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Diele Alberts Kats (0), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Ariaantje Bastiaanse (Ariaantje, Bastiaans) Gelderblom (85), Sint Anthoniepolder, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 24, 1759 at Delpher
Born on March 24
- 1725 » Samuel Ashe, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of North Carolina († 1813)
- 1725 » Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts († 1788)
- 1755 » Rufus King, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom († 1827)
- 1762 » Marcos Portugal, Portuguese organist and composer († 1830)
- 1775 » Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer († 1835)
- 1782 » Orest Kiprensky, Russian-Italian painter († 1836)
- 1796 » John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian businessman and politician († 1878)
- 1796 » Zulma Carraud, French author († 1889)
- 1803 » Egerton Ryerson, Canadian minister, educator, and politician († 1882)
- 1808 » Maria Malibran, Spanish-French soprano († 1836)
Died on March 24
- 1653 » Samuel Scheidt, German organist and composer (b. 1587)
- 1684 » Elizabeth Ridgeway, English woman convicted of poisoning her husband
- 1684 » Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (b. 1629)
- 1773 » Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (b. 1694)
- 1776 » John Harrison, English carpenter and clockmaker, invented the Marine chronometer (b. 1693)
- 1824 » Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, French lawyer (b. 1753)
- 1838 » Abraham Hume, English floriculturist and Tory politician (b. 1748/49)
- 1869 » Antoine-Henri Jomini, French-Russian general (b. 1779)
- 1881 » Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (b. 1817)
- 1882 » Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (b. 1807)
Names that were popular for boys in 1759
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Jacob
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- John
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1759
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Antje
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
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)
- May 1 » Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.
- July 25 » French and Indian War: In Western New York, British forces capture Fort Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé.
- 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.
Weather March 24, 1759
The temperature on March 24, 1759 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.