About the day » Tuesday May 15, 1759Calender converter

• Cornelis Barendse Smorenburg, Ilpendam (Waterland), Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1797)
• Dudley Lee, Belfast, County Antrim, IRELAND († 1815)
• Douwe Wiebes (Wijbbes) Feenstra (Veenstra), Oldetrijne, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 1828)
• Engelbert Demey, Esen († 1827)
• Geertruid Freriks Goring, Oude-Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands († 1831)
• Clasijntje van der Waal, Ridderkerk († 1838)
• Gysbertus RAEDTS, Sevenum, Limburg, Netherlands († 1831)
• Helena van der Hoeven, Den Haag
• Harmanus Weijenborg, Lichtenvoorde († 1819)
• Françoise BURGAUD, Saint-Jean-de-Monts, 85160, France († 1813)

• Jeanne Joseph Taisne (25), Bertry
• Cornelis Meester (0)
• Adrianus Simonsz Westgeest (51), Oegstgeest
• (72), Leiden, Nederland
• Engeltje Brederode (Breroe)
• Joanna Theresia Neirinck (52), Proven,, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Arij Simonse WESTGEEST (51), Oegstgeest,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Johann Conrad Thomas (38), Spangenberg
• Agatha van Abbeville (66), Utrecht
• Josiah Phelps (91), Poquonock, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

• 1720 » Maximilian Hell, Hungarian priest and astronomer († 1792)
• 1749 » Levi Lincoln Sr., American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General († 1820)
• 1759 » Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer († 1824)
• 1770 » Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician († 1843)
• 1773 » Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire († 1859)
• 1786 » Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and politician († 1864)
• 1803 » Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) († 1869)
• 1805 » Samuel Carter, Early English railway solicitor and MP († 1878)
• 1808 » Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and conductor († 1870)
• 1817 » Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher and author († 1905)

• 1615 » Henry Bromley, English politician (b. 1560)
• 1634 » Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585)
• 1698 » Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
• 1699 » Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
• 1700 » John Hale, American minister (b. 1636)
• 1740 » Ephraim Chambers, English publisher (b. 1680)
• 1773 » Alban Butler, English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
• 1845 » Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
• 1879 » Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)
• 1886 » Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (b. 1830)

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• November 25 » An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.

The temperature on May 15, 1759 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: omtrent helder.