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• Geneviève Lavoie DeLavoie DeLavoye de Lavoye de La Voie de La Voye Lavoie, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada
• Gerrit Jan Tijhuis, Hellendoorn († 1831)
• Guilielmus De Haes, Baal (B) († 1811)
• Jacobus Van de Wouwer, Berendrecht
• Barbara Sophia Bowier, Berlicum en Middelrode, Nederland († 1762)
• Ariantjen Swartjens, Werkhoven
• Anna Hedevig Sommer, Helligåndskirken, København, Danmark († 1839)
• Anna Barbara Kennis, Boom
• Evert Jan Thomassen à Thuessink, Zwolle († 1832)
• Barbara Lasters, Dessel,Antwerpen,Belgi († 1799)

• Jeanne de BEOLLE (49), THIMISTER, Liège, Belgique
• Anthonie van Dijk
• Berent PIETERS (64), Meeden, Muntendam, Menterwolde, Groningen, Nederland
• Elisabetha STRAET (80), Sippenaken
• Genovera Willem Raymaekers (27), Son, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Christina de Loos (14)
• Anthoni de Heus (0), Amsterdam
• Henderich VERWOLD (28), Schüttorf
• Jost Henrich Benfer (1), Balde, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Maria Solter

• 1697 » Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor († 1745)
• 1715 » Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author († 1747)
• 1765 » Petros Mavromichalis, Greek general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greece († 1848)
• 1766 » William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist († 1828)
• 1768 » Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general and politician († 1813)
• 1775 » Daniel O'Connell, Irish lawyer and politician, Lord Mayor of Dublin († 1847)
• 1809 » Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet († 1892)
• 1826 » Thomas Alexander Browne, English-Australian author († 1915)
• 1835 » Hjalmar Kiærskou, Danish botanist († 1900)
• 1844 » Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha († 1900)

• 1666 » Tjerk Hiddes de Vries, Frisian naval hero and commander (b. 1622)
• 1679 » John Snell, Scottish-English soldier and philanthropist, founded the Snell Exhibition (b. 1629)
• 1694 » Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1612)
• 1695 » François de Harlay de Champvallon, French archbishop (b. 1625)
• 1753 » Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Estonian-Russian physicist and academic (b. 1711)
• 1757 » Ádám Mányoki, Hungarian painter (b. 1673)
• 1794 » Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, English lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714)
• 1815 » James A. Bayard, American lawyer and politician (b. 1767)
• 1828 » Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and diplomat (b. 1785)
• 1850 » Edward Walsh, Irish poet and songwriter (b. 1805)

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)
• January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
• 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.
• July 17 » Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
• September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
• October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.

The temperature on August 6, 1762 was about 17.0 °C. There was 114 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.