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March 8, 1759Born on Friday March 9, 1759
- François BRIBARD, Andard, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France († 1759)
- Catharina Elisabetha Hendriks, Merkelbeek,, Limburg, Nederland
- Adrianus SCHELLEKENS
- Adriaan Dingemans SCHELLEKENS, Gilze en Rijen († 1794)
- Elisabeth Sassmannshausen, Dotzlar, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1836)
- Berhardus Deodatus Van Verschuer, Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1827)
- Engelbert Timmerije, Zwiep
- Barberdijne Hindricks Stroedingh, Vriescheloo (gem. Westerwolde) († 1786)
- Bernhard Deodatus van VERSCHUER, Wageningen,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1827)
- Cornelia Sweseryn, Jutphaas, Utrecht, Nederland († 1834)
Died on Friday March 9, 1759
- Jean François Saint-Marc (36), Vieux-Habitants, Guadeloupe, France
- Catharina Thiebes (64), Oberdollendorf, Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Engeltje Oosterveer (0), Wassenaar
- Cornelis Willemsz Van Der STEEN (23), Pernis
- Anna Cornelia Adriaen van Gestel (6), Wuustwezel (B)
- Aaltje Hindriksdr Stubbe (0), Bellingwolde
- Adrien Stradiot (63), Hoves
- Étienne Defay (69), Gargilesse, 36081, France
- Gaartje Janse (49), Volendam
- Jan Gerdes Schone (1), Großefehn
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 9, 1759 at Delpher
Born on March 9
- 1697 » Friederike Caroline Neuber, German actress († 1760)
- 1737 » Josef Mysliveček, Czech violinist and composer († 1781)
- 1749 » Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, French journalist and politician († 1791)
- 1753 » Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general († 1800)
- 1758 » Franz Joseph Gall, German neuroanatomist and physiologist († 1828)
- 1763 » William Cobbett, English journalist and author († 1835)
- 1806 » Edwin Forrest, American actor and philanthropist († 1872)
- 1814 » Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet and playwright († 1861)
- 1815 » David Davis, American jurist and politician († 1886)
- 1820 » Samuel Blatchford, American lawyer and jurist († 1893)
Died on March 9
- 1649 » Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician (b. 1590)
- 1649 » James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier and politician, (b. 1606)
- 1661 » Cardinal Mazarin, Italian-French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1602)
- 1709 » Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English courtier and politician (b. 1638)
- 1808 » Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect (b. 1739)
- 1810 » Ozias Humphry, English painter and academic (b. 1742)
- 1825 » Anna Laetitia Barbauld, English poet, author, and critic (b. 1743)
- 1831 » Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger, German author and playwright (b. 1752)
- 1847 » Mary Anning, English paleontologist (b. 1799)
- 1851 » Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (b. 1777)
Names that were popular for boys in 1759
- Jan
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1759
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Anne
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 15 » The British Museum opens to the public.
- 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 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.
- November 25 » An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
The weather on Friday March 9, 1759
The temperature on March 9, 1759 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: regen betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI