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May 10, 1760Born on Sunday May 11, 1760
- Adriana Cornelis Koorn, De Westen (Texel)
- Abraham de Klerk, Oostkapelle, Zeeland, NL
- Albert SCHORTELDOEK, Papendrecht
- Antonia de Moor, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1835)
- Anna Maria Vermeulen, Blankenberge († 1761)
- * Elisabeth Adriani van de Wiel, Vlijmen († 1821)
- Arij Cornelisz de Heer, Katwijk aan Zee
- Pijlman, Calenberg, Warburg, Germany († 1837)
- Anton Reiner Joseph Vögeler, Düsseldorf, Kaiserswerth, Rheinland, Deutschland († 1782)
- Aaltje, Ermelo
Died on Sunday May 11, 1760
- Henricus Hendrik BORGERS (80), Reusel
- Catharina Regina Barfels, Rostock, Stadt Rostock, Duitsland
- Hendrik van Cruyningen
- GERBERICH RIX CLAESSEN (53), Beekbergen
- Evertjen Gerrits (2)
- Hendrik van Cruijningen
- Gerberich Rix Claessen (53), Beekbergen (Apeldoorn)
- Annae Barbara Engler (62), Cocheren, 57144, Moselle, Lorraine, France
- Hendrikjen Egberts (36)
- Besseltje Philips (36)
Born on May 11
- 1715 » Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist († 1739)
- 1752 » Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist († 1840)
- 1797 » José Mariano Salas, Mexican general and politician († 1867)
- 1811 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss politician († 1893)
- 1852 » Charles W. Fairbanks, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Vice President († 1918)
- 1854 » Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer († 1932)
- 1869 » Archibald Warden, English tennis player († 1943)
- 1871 » Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and author († 1943)
- 1875 » Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter († 1912)
- 1881 » Al Cabrera, Spanish-Cuban baseball player and manager († 1964)
Died on May 11
- 1610 » Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and mathematician (b. 1552)
- 1686 » Otto von Guericke, German physicist and politician (b. 1602)
- 1778 » William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708)
- 1779 » John Hart, American lawyer and politician (b. 1711)
- 1812 » Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)
- 1848 » Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
- 1849 » Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777)
- 1882 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816)
- 1889 » John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
- 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
Names that were popular for boys in 1760
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Jean
- Dirk
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1760
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Jans
- 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 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Landeshut: Austria defeats Prussia.
- June 27 » Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina.
- October 10 » In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy.
- November 15 » The secondly-built Castellania in Valletta is officially inaugurated with the blessing of the interior Chapel of Sorrows.
- November 18 » The rebuilt debtors' prison, at the Castellania in Valletta, receives the first prisoners.
The weather on Sunday May 11, 1760
The temperature on May 11, 1760 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by east. Weather type: omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI