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• Arie Vermeij, Uithoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1832)
• Hermina Beller, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1832)
• Hermannus Henricus Witte, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany († 1832)
• Cornelia Vos, Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelia 'Keetje' Dirksdr van Beveren, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1836)
• Barendina Rademaker, Dinxperlo († 1800)
• Anna Maria van Wijck, Hilvarenbeek
• Anna Catharina Caets, Testelt, Vlaams-Brabant, BelgiÁe († 1802)
• Gérard MALCORPS, Mélin (Jodoigne), Waals-Brabant, België († 1790)
• Elisabeth RABILLOUD, Ruy,38300,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE

• Cornelis Jacobsz Glerum (45), Kruiningen
• Jan van Overvest (72), Scherpenzeel, Nederland
• Dirk Claasz (Klaasz) Paaij (66), Noorddijk
• Annie Eames, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
• Johannes van der Leek (60), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ernst Franz Hauth (71), Nohfelden
• Jacobus Joannes Cremers, Groningen
• Jacob Johan Cremers, Groningen
• Anna Aletta Meyeraan, Groenlo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Jacobus le Feber (Lefeber) (Lafeber) (68), Leiden

• 1719 » John Landen, English mathematician and theorist († 1790)
• 1737 » John Hancock, American general and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts († 1793)
• 1745 » William Jessop, English engineer, built the Cromford Canal († 1814)
• 1752 » Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1832)
• 1780 » Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general († 1827)
• 1783 » Stendhal, French novelist († 1842)
• 1786 » Auguste de Montferrand, French-Russian architect, designed Saint Isaac's Cathedral and Alexander Column († 1858)
• 1799 » Alois Negrelli, Tyrolean engineer and railroad pioneer active in the Austrian Empire († 1858)
• 1809 » Surendra Sai, Indian activist († 1884)
• 1813 » Camilla Collett, Norwegian novelist and activist († 1895)

• 1744 » Giambattista Vico, Italian historian and philosopher (b. 1668)
• 1785 » Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1717)
• 1789 » Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (b. 1724)
• 1789 » John Cleland, English author (b. 1709)
• 1800 » Edward Rutledge, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1749)
• 1803 » Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer, founded Guinness (b. 1725)
• 1805 » Claude Chappe, French engineer (b. 1763)
• 1806 » William Pitt the Younger, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
• 1810 » Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German chemist and physicist (b. 1776)
• 1812 » Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (b. 1764)

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

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

• 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)
• May 5 » Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
• May 22 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg.
• June 6 » In the Seven Years' War, British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city.
• June 24 » Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
• July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
• October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.

The temperature on January 23, 1762 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.