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Born on Sunday January 20, 1760
- Albert Pieters Kiel, Noordbroek, Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1835)
- Aafke Lolles, Wetzens († 1760)
- Aart Theunissen Groeneveld, Nunspeet († 1831)
- Aalt Hendriks van de Munt, Kootwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltien Wesselink († 1808)
- Abel Aeilkes Aeilkema, Schildwolde (gem. Midden-Groningen) († 1836)
- Aagje de Haan, Kamerik († 1845)
- Aaltje~Hotses Visser, Earnewâld († 1818)
- Aaltje Vreeke Lakeman, Hem,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1816)
- Alberdina Wijnholts, Heerde
Died on Sunday January 20, 1760
- Georg Friedrich von Württemberg (37), Graz, Autriche
- Eva Brijbag, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Ariaantje Jansd Timmerman (64), Zuidland
- Cornelia van Loo (63), Dirksland
- Gerrit Koster (86), Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
- Caroline Cavendish (40)
- Elsje Varenthout (36), Amsterdam
- Adriana Arnolduss Leuven (84), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Leuven (84)
- Catherine BONNIN (52), ( Champagné-le-Sec, 86510, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
Born on January 20
- 1716 » Charles III of Spain († 1788)
- 1716 » Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and numismatist († 1795)
- 1732 » Richard Henry Lee, American lawyer and politician, President of the Continental Congress († 1794)
- 1741 » Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author († 1783)
- 1755 » Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral († 1824)
- 1762 » Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny, Belgian-French composer and theorist († 1842)
- 1775 » André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician († 1836)
- 1781 » Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician († 1848)
- 1783 » Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer († 1860)
- 1799 » Anson Jones, American physician and politician, 5th President of the Republic of Texas († 1858)
Died on January 20
- 1707 » Humphrey Hody, English scholar and theologian (b. 1659)
- 1709 » François de la Chaise, French priest (b. 1624)
- 1751 » John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665)
- 1770 » Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)
- 1779 » David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (b. 1717)
- 1810 » Benjamin Chew, American lawyer and judge (b. 1721)
- 1819 » Charles IV, Spanish king (b. 1748)
- 1837 » John Soane, English architect, designed the Bank of England (b. 1753)
- 1841 » Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (b. 1780)
- 1841 » Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1791)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1760
- 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)
- Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 9 » Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
- March 20 » The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.
- June 4 » Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada, taken from the Acadians.
- June 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Landeshut: Austria defeats Prussia.
- July 8 » British forces defeat French forces in the last naval battle in New France.
- November 18 » The rebuilt debtors' prison, at the Castellania in Valletta, receives the first prisoners.
Weather January 20, 1760
The temperature on January 20, 1760 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken.