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• Anna Barbara De Wolf, Gestel, Berlaar, Antwerp, Belgium
• Catharina Auguste van Oeynhausen († 1804)
• Cornelia Bosserdijk, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonius Hoof van, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Elisabeth Lammers, Someren
• Elizabeth Johannes Lamers, Someren, Nederland († 1818)
• Benjamin Wright, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts († 1842)
• Antonia Maria Godefrida Janssens, Gilze en Rijen, Gemeente Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1840)
• Anna Margretha Reed, Hatfield, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States († 1839)
• Elisabeth Johannes Lammers, Someren

• Catharina Angelina Joseph TUTELEER (70), Leuven,3000,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
• Dirk Dirksz Varkevisser (62), Scheveningen
• Arij (Arie) Ouwehand (56), Katwijk
• Hendrijna Antonissen Kool (28), Doorn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Claude FLACHER (90), Villeneuve-de-Marc,38440,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
• Dirk Dircks Varkevisser (62), Scheveningen, Nederland
• Isabella Clara Turlurre (72), Bellegem
• Hendrik te Roller, Neede, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arij Corneliszn Ouwehand (57), Katwijk aan Zee
• Dirk Dircksz. Varkevisser (62), Scheveningen

• 1701 » Thomas Blackwell, Scottish historian and scholar († 1757)
• 1704 » Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans († 1752)
• 1719 » Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist († 1767)
• 1721 » Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1803)
• 1755 » Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor († 1805)
• 1792 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright († 1822)
• 1805 » William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1865)
• 1821 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church († 1881)
• 1821 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton († 1892)
• 1834 » John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher († 1923)

• 1718 » René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656)
• 1727 » Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647)
• 1741 » Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1676)
• 1778 » Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1698)
• 1792 » John Burgoyne, English general and politician (b. 1723)
• 1795 » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)
• 1804 » Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (b. 1731)
• 1822 » Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet and author (b. 1801)
• 1844 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (b. 1773)
• 1859 » John Vianney, French priest and saint (b. 1786)

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

The temperature on August 4, 1759 was about 20.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.