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May 29, 1762Born on Sunday May 30, 1762
- Bastiaan Machielse Daalbout, Noordgouwe, Zeeland, Nederland († 1839)
- Antoon Gijsbers, Oploo († 1821)
- Arent Hendriks, Heusden, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antonij Mol, Zwolle († 1824)
- Bastiaan Dalebout Daalbout, Noordgouwe, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1839)
- Antonius Pietercelie, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1818)
- Abraham Jans Bieleveld, Siddeburen Slochteren
- Adriana Pickaarts, Sint-Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Aart Jansz Verhoeven, Alblasserdam, zh.nld
- Arijaantje Tempelaar, Poortugaal, Zuid Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday May 30, 1762
- Evert Cornelissen Sprenkeler (88), Beekbergen
- Abram van Wolfraat (60), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Maria van der Slikke, Oud Vossemeer
- Klaas JACOBS (6)
- Pieter Derks (44)
- Anna Catharina d'Acquet (86), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham van Wolfraat (22), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jasper Pietersz De HEER (3)
- Christian Ernst Wöhler (34), Drübeck (Landkrs. Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt)
- Maria Gertrudis Wijngaerts (0), Hoensbroek
Born on May 30
- 1718 » Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1793)
- 1719 » Roger Newdigate, English politician († 1806)
- 1757 » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1844)
- 1768 » Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty, French general († 1815)
- 1797 » Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, German mineralogist and geologist († 1873)
- 1800 » Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose, French cardinal († 1883)
- 1814 » Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic († 1894)
- 1814 » Mikhail Bakunin, Russian philosopher and theorist († 1876)
- 1819 » William McMurdo, English general († 1894)
- 1820 » Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Quebec († 1890)
Died on May 30
- 1670 » John Davenport, English minister, co-founded the New Haven Colony (b. 1597)
- 1696 » Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Tewkesbury, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1638)
- 1712 » Andrea Lanzani, Italian painter (b. 1645)
- 1718 » Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, Dutch-English general (b. 1670)
- 1744 » Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1688)
- 1770 » François Boucher, French painter and set designer (b. 1703)
- 1778 » José de la Borda, French/Spanish mining magnate in colonial Mexico (b. ca. 1700)
- 1778 » Voltaire, French philosopher and author (b. 1694)
- 1829 » Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial, French general (b. 1774)
- 1832 » James Mackintosh, Scottish historian, jurist, and politician (b. 1765)
Names that were popular for boys in 1762
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1762
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Adriana
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1762
- 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 22 » Trevi Fountain is officially completed and inaugurated in Rome.
- 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.
- September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
- September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
The weather on Sunday May 30, 1762
The temperature on May 30, 1762 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI