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Born on Friday February 29, 1760
- Anna Vos, Appeltern, Gelderland, Nederland († 1828)
- Anna Maria DUMON, Roeselare
- Anna Gertruda van den WOLLENBERG, Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1827)
- Adrianus Vermeulen, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis Dirksz, Amsterdam
- Cornelis van Achthoven
- Aaltje Dijkhof, Oene, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaron Kline, Reading Ton, New Jersey, United States († 1809)
- David Cats, Dordrecht
- Anna de Vries, Amsterdam († 1832)
Died on Friday February 29, 1760
- Arnoldus Wilberts, Sint Anthonis
- Hendrick van Wattingen, Rotterdam, St Jans kerkhof
- Hindrikje Jacobs (21), 't Zandt
- Franz Theodor EGGERDES (55), Gehrden, Hoxter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Anna Catharina Maercklin (71)
- Arnoldus Thijssen, Sint Anthonis, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Anna SIJTREGTOP (42)
- Ann Loughton*** (38)
- Antonius van Loon, Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Hans Jakob Holzklau (76), Germantown, Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 29, 1760 at Delpher
Born on February 29
- 1692 » John Byrom, English poet and educator († 1763)
- 1724 » Eva Marie Veigel, Austrian-English dancer († 1822)
- 1736 » Ann Lee, English-American religious leader, founded the Shakers († 1784)
- 1792 » Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer († 1868)
- 1812 » James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Tasmania (d. February 29, 1880)
- 1828 » Emmeline B. Wells, American journalist, poet, and activist († 1921)
- 1836 » Dickey Pearce, American baseball player and manager († 1908)
- 1852 » Frank Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian lawyer and judge, 4th Chief Justice of Australia († 1936)
- 1860 » Herman Hollerith, American statistician and businessman, co-founded the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company († 1929)
- 1876 » William Stewart, Scottish footballer
Died on February 29
- 1604 » John Whitgift, English archbishop and academic (b. 1530)
- 1740 » Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)
- 1744 » John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-English physicist and philosopher (b. 1683)
- 1792 » Johann Andreas Stein, German piano builder (b. 1728)
- 1820 » Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German historian and critic (b. 1743)
- 1848 » Louis-François Lejeune, French general, painter and lithographer (b. 1775)
- 1852 » Matsudaira Katataka, Japanese daimyō (b. 1806)
- 1868 » Ludwig I of Bavaria (b. 1786)
- 1880 » James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Tasmania (b. February 29, 1812)
- 1908 » Pat Garrett, American sheriff (b. 1850)
Names that were popular for boys in 1760
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Joseph
- Jean
- Dirk
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1760
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Trijntje
- Jans
- Grietje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Adriana
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)
- 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.
- October 9 » Seven Years' War: Russian and Austrian troops briefly occupy Berlin.
- November 15 » The secondly-built Castellania in Valletta is officially inaugurated with the blessing of the interior Chapel of Sorrows.
The weather on Friday February 29, 1760
The temperature on February 29, 1760 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: rijp.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI