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July 3, 1760Born on Friday July 4, 1760
- Aaltje Molenaar, Bakkum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1817)
- Andreas SPIEGELHALTER, Rainhof, Waldau, Black Forest, Germany († 1814)
- Adam van den Dolder, Amersfoort, Netherlands
- Antonius Andreas Colen, Aarle-Rixtel († 1826)
- Antonia VAN DEN ANKER, Vianen, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1820)
- Elizabeth Knikhouwer, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antonia van den ANKER, Vianen,, Utrecht, Nederland († 1769)
- Adam Rijksen van den Dolder, Amersfoort
- Antonius Andreas Coolen Koolen, Aarle-Rixtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1812)
- Anna Margaretha Joly, Leuven
Died on Friday July 4, 1760
- Maria Peters Limpers, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Carolus Jacobus Sonneville (43), Melle
- Joannes Kraaijvanger, Steenderen
- (74)
- Adrianus Michielsen Schrijvers (70), Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Schrijvers, Oud en Nieuw Gastel
- María Rita Flores de Ábrego y Ayala (75), Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León, Mexico
- Hannah Butts (37), Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- Levenloos van Heering (0), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Corneljes Gerjets (1), fortasse, Forlitz-Südwolde, Ostfriesland, Hannover
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 4, 1760 at Delpher
Born on July 4
- 1694 » Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer († 1772)
- 1715 » Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet and academic († 1769)
- 1719 » Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright († 1797)
- 1729 » George Leonard, American lawyer, jurist and politician († 1819)
- 1753 » Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight († 1809)
- 1790 » George Everest, Welsh geographer and surveyor († 1866)
- 1799 » Oscar I of Sweden († 1859)
- 1804 » Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and short story writer († 1864)
- 1807 » Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician († 1882)
- 1816 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club whisky († 1899)
Died on July 4
- 1742 » Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1671)
- 1754 » Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright and author (b. 1680)
- 1761 » Samuel Richardson, English author and painter (b. 1689)
- 1780 » Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (b. 1712)
- 1787 » Charles, Prince of Soubise, Marshal of France (b. 1715)
- 1821 » Richard Cosway, English painter and academic (b. 1742)
- 1826 » John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (b. 1735)
- 1826 » Thomas Jefferson, American architect, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of the United States (b. 1743)
- 1831 » James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (b. 1758)
- 1848 » François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician (b. 1768)
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.
- June 27 » Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina.
- July 8 » British forces defeat French forces in the last naval battle in New France.
- August 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: Frederick the Great's victory over the Austrians under Ernst Gideon von Laudon.
- October 9 » Seven Years' War: Russian and Austrian troops briefly occupy Berlin.
- October 10 » In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy.
The weather on Friday July 4, 1760
The temperature on July 4, 1760 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken donder bliksem.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI