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May 11, 1760Born on Monday May 12, 1760
- Dieudonnée DELNOOZ, Dalhem, 4607, Liège, Belgique († 1843)
- Anna Catharina Crombez, Klerken
- Anna Catharina Santy, Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium
- Dirk Kornelis Kaper, Vrouwenparochie, Friesland, Nederland († 1812)
- Anna Alette van Westrenen, Vreeswijk, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1792)
- Dirk Cornelisz Kaper, Vrouwenparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland († 1812)
- Adelheid Raker, Nordhorn
- Adriaen Klaas de Leeuw, Wormer († 1812)
- Christian Zecher, Schwarzenau, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Arnoldus KORSTEN, Helden, Limburg, Netherlands († 1829)
Died on Monday May 12, 1760
- Maria Magdalena D'harte (56), Zeveren, 9800, Deinze, Oost Vlaanderen
- Duifje Jans, Wijdenes
- Charles CORNEZ (3), Wasmes, Colfontaine, 7340, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgique
- Jacobus Cools (21), Zedelgem
- Cornelia Gerrits Huijskens (49), Charlois
- Claertje Philipse Roos, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Maria Elisabeth von Gyllenschmidt
- Cornelia Gerritsd Huijskens, Charlois, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Baroness Charlotte Helene of Trach-Bürkau
- Maartje van der Klauw (Klaauw Claauw Claeuw), Hillegersberg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 12, 1760 at Delpher
Born on May 12
- 1725 » Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans († 1785)
- 1739 » Johann Baptist Wanhal, Czech-Austrian organist and composer († 1813)
- 1754 » Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer and publisher († 1812)
- 1755 » Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violinist and composer († 1824)
- 1767 » Manuel Godoy, Spanish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of Spain († 1851)
- 1774 » Ellis Cunliffe Lister, English politician († 1853)
- 1777 » Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman († 1855)
- 1803 » Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic († 1873)
- 1804 » Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Premier of West Canada († 1858)
- 1806 » Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician († 1881)
Died on May 12
- 1684 » Edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest (b. 1620)
- 1699 » Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. 1626)
- 1700 » John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1631)
- 1708 » Adolphus Frederick II, duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)
- 1748 » Thomas Lowndes, English astronomer and academic (b. 1692)
- 1759 » Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. 1700)
- 1784 » Abraham Trembley, Swiss zoologist and academic (b. 1710)
- 1792 » Charles Simon Favart, French playwright and composer (b. 1710)
- 1796 » Johann Uz, German poet and author (b. 1720)
- 1801 » Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (b. 1734)
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)
- 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.
- October 9 » Seven Years' War: Russian and Austrian troops briefly occupy Berlin.
- October 25 » King George III succeeds to the British throne on death of his grandfather George II
The weather on Monday May 12, 1760
The temperature on May 12, 1760 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI