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• Antonia Heesakkers, Berlicum, NL
• Antonia Francisci Heesakkers, Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• François DEGRENY ou DEGRENI, Tourville-sur-Arques, 76707, Seine Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France († 1815)
• Hélène Gravel, St. Charles, Charlesbourg, Quebec, Quebec († 1809)
• Adriana van Vugt, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1832)
• Anne Élisabeth Hauber, Morsbach, Moselle, Frankrijk († 1832)
• Dina van Asselt, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• "Christoph" Marquard Friedrich von Hedemann, Gut Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Allemagne († 1803)
• Anna (Nancy) Schermerhorn († 1785)
• antoine ALLARD, Mignault (Belgium) († 1802)

• Dirk Andriesz van der Zijden (0), Rotterdam, Zuid Holland
• Albert Lentink (65), Almen
• Cornelis Aartszn Vervoorn (29), Sliedrecht
• Jacomijntje Grijson, Zaamslag,Gemeente Terneuzen,Zeeland,Netherlands
• Kraft Stolz (64), Bermershausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Antonia Herckaert, Sint-Niklaaskerk, Cataloniëstraat, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, Par. Sint-Niklaas
• Albert Jansen Lentink (65), Almen
• Jantje Rijks van Rotterdam, Achterberg, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert Janssen Lentink (op 't Lentinck) (65), Almen
• Cornelis Aertszn (Vervooren), Sliedrecht

• 1736 » Daniel Morgan, American general and politician († 1802)
• 1747 » John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain († 1792)
• 1766 » Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator († 1813)
• 1781 » Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore († 1826)
• 1782 » Maria Luisa of Spain († 1824)
• 1785 » William Hooker, English botanist and academic († 1865)
• 1789 » María Isabella of Spain († 1846)
• 1796 » Nicholas I of Russia († 1855)
• 1797 » Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey († 1869)
• 1799 » Louisa Caroline Huggins Tuthill, American author († 1879)

• 1684 » Peter Gunning, English bishop (b. 1614)
• 1758 » George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, English general and politician (b. 1725)
• 1768 » Conrad Beissel, German-American religious leader (b. 1690)
• 1802 » Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (b. 1736)
• 1809 » Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (b. 1775)
• 1813 » Granville Sharp, English activist (b. 1735)
• 1815 » Samuel Whitbread, English politician (b. 1764)
• 1835 » John Marshall, American captain and politician, 4th United States Secretary of State (b. 1755)
• 1854 » Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1789)
• 1868 » Harada Sanosuke, Japanese captain (b. 1840)

• 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.
• 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.
• December 31 » Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.

The temperature on July 6, 1759 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.