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• Arabella PENNANT (HAMNER) († 1828)
• Geesjen, Boijl
• Gijsberta Herms, Baarn († 1763)
• Bernardina Tolenaers, Halsteren
• Gerrit Cornelisz. Speelpenning, Heenvliet († 1809)
• Hayo Jelden, Remels, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen († 1813)
• Duncan Mcvicar, Inveraray Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Antje Jacobs Glas, Gorredijk, Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands
• Eliza HANCOCK, Calcutta, Bengal, India († 1813)
• Antje Glasz, Gorredijk, Friesland, Nederland

• Catharina Jois van den Cauhenbergh (40), Aerle,Aarle (Aarle-Rixtel),Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• John B DICKINSON (94), Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
• Ariaantje Jansdr. van de Eijkel (46), Noordwijk
• Joanna Bosch (65), Velden
• Livinus Letter, de (62)
• Adriana Jansdr. van den Eijkel (46), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Henricus Peter Adriaens (van den Heijkant) (83), Oosterhout, NB, Nederland
• Adriana van den Eijkel (46), Noordwijk
• Adriana van den Eykel (46), Noordwijk
• Jacob Gijsbertsz Sas (74), Blaricum

• 1694 » Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic († 1768)
• 1696 » James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia († 1785)
• 1723 » Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer († 1787)
• 1765 » Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic († 1825)
• 1799 » Nicholas Callan, Irish priest and physicist († 1864)
• 1805 » John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist († 1893)
• 1807 » Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic († 1873)
• 1819 » Franz Abt, German composer and conductor († 1870)
• 1819 » Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic († 1892)
• 1839 » John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician († 1917)

• 1660 » André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1612)
• 1666 » Guercino, Italian painter (b. 1591)
• 1681 » Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)
• 1767 » John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
• 1788 » Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (b. 1714)
• 1806 » William Vernon, English-American merchant (b. 1719)
• 1828 » William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (b. 1766)
• 1853 » Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and politician. President (1853) (b. 1802)
• 1867 » Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1788)
• 1870 » Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1836)

1. Jan
2. Joannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Johannes
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Gerrit
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Klaas
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Joanna
6. Cornelia
7. Elisabeth
8. Catharina
9. Neeltje
10. Trijntje
11. Elizabeth
12. Grietje
13. Adriana
14. Antje
15. Aaltje
16. Jannetje

• 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 14 » The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas.
• September 8 » Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
• September 22 » George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
• December 16 » Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.

The temperature on December 22, 1761 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken sneeuw.