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• Anne Cole, England († 1805)
• Adrienne Françoise HECQ, Mont-Sainte-Geneviève (Lobbes), Henegouwen, België
• Hermann Ludewig Bennewitz († 1762)
• Anthonius Blaas, Schalkwijk, Utrecht, Nederland
• Cornelis Willemse De Jager, Wilnis,Utrecht,Netherlands
• Isabella Seghers, Lier, Antwerpen, Belgë
• Arie Danielsz Biesheuvel, Woudrichem († 1835)
• Brand Jans van der Dam, Schoterland († 1832)
• Anna Sophia Goodman, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1838)
• Andries Helmstrijd, Scherpenisse († 1764)

• Aaltje Selles (0), Kampen
• Aaltje Menses SELLIS (0), Kampen/buitenkerk
• Joanna Clara ( De Waele ) Dewaele (10), Middelkerke
• Hermannus Pauli (69), Sevenum
• Judoca Maria Boel (29), Hamme, Belgie
• Helena Jacoba Baillij (42), Oudekapelle Diksmuide
• Jacob Waltheri Rennen (59), Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Maria DIELEMAN (38), Terneuzen,OZ
• Jacob van Berck (67), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Maria de Vos (83), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1725 » John Newton, English sailor and priest († 1807)
• 1757 » Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter († 1825)
• 1783 » Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela († 1830)
• 1786 » Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer († 1843)
• 1794 » Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish mineralogist and geologist († 1865)
• 1802 » Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright († 1870)
• 1803 » Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic († 1856)
• 1803 » Alexander J. Davis, American architect († 1892)
• 1821 » William Poole, American boxer and gangster († 1855)
• 1826 » Jan Gotlib Bloch, Polish theorist and activist († 1902)

• 1594 » John Boste, English martyr and saint (b. 1544)
• 1601 » Joris Hoefnagel, Flemish painter (b. 1542)
• 1612 » John Salusbury, Welsh politician and poet (b. 1567)
• 1739 » Benedetto Marcello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1686)
• 1768 » Nathaniel Lardner, English theologian and author (b. 1684)
• 1862 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
• 1891 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
• 1910 » Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
• 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Joannes
4. Pieter
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)
• January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
• March 10 » French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
• 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.
• July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.

The temperature on July 24, 1762 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest by west. Weather type: geheel betrokken.