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Born on Wednesday October 5, 1763
- Constantinus Bernardus Thomaes, Sint-Jan-in-Eremo, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1842)
- Henricus van der Creke, Rotterdam,Gemeente Rotterdam,South Holland,Netherlands,Steiger († 1830)
- Apollonia Wijk, van, Den Haag
- Henricus de Jong, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1834)
- Cornelis den HARING, Dubbeldam
- Hendricus de Jong, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1834)
- cornelis den HARING, dubbeldam
- Catharina Schluga van Rastenfels († 1803)
- Elena (Helena, Leona, Lena) Nijssen (Niessen), Zaamslag († 1822)
- Cornelia Adr Buijs, Poeldijk († 1845)
Died on Wednesday October 5, 1763
- Cornelis Hendrksz Both (67), Dirksland
- Franciscus Verdonck (6), Maldegem
- Elisabeth Frisch (2), Birkelbach, Kreis Wittgenstein
- August III van Polen (66), Dresden, Saksen, D
- Frédéric-Auguste II de Saxe (66), Dresde (Dresden), 14262, Allemagne
- Charity Legg (61), Isle of Wight, England
- Cornelis Hendrikszn Both (67), Dirksland
- Andries van OS (55), Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- August III (Friedrich) van Saksen Meissen (66), Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
- Anna Maria Schauwerinckx (55), Halle, Belgie
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 5, 1763 at Delpher
Born on October 5
- 1712 » Francesco Guardi, Italian painter († 1793)
- 1713 » Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic († 1784)
- 1715 » Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist and educator († 1789)
- 1728 » Chevalier d'Éon, French diplomat and spy († 1810)
- 1743 » Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Italian composer and educator († 1818)
- 1781 » Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher († 1848)
- 1792 » Joseph Crosfield, English businessman († 1844)
- 1795 » Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician, 13th Mayor of Halifax († 1873)
- 1803 » Friedrich Bernhard Westphal, Danish-German painter († 1844)
- 1816 » Ursula Frayne, Irish-Australian nun and missionary († 1885)
Died on October 5
- 1714 » Kaibara Ekken, Japanese botanist and philosopher (b. 1630)
- 1740 » Jean-Philippe Baratier, German astronomer and scholar (b. 1721)
- 1777 » Johann Andreas Segner, Slovak-German mathematician, physicist, and physician (b. 1704)
- 1802 » Sanité Bélair, Haitian freedom fighter (b. 1781)
- 1805 » Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1738)
- 1813 » Tecumseh, American tribal leader (b. 1768)
- 1827 » William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (b. 1761)
- 1848 » Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (b. 1781)
- 1861 » Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (b. 1778)
- 1880 » Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (b. 1819)
Names that were popular for boys in 1763
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- John
- Adrianus
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1763
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
- Antje
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1763
- 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)
- February 10 » French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
- May 9 » The Siege of Fort Detroit begins during Pontiac's War against British forces.
- August 5 » Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
- September 1 » Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow.
- September 14 » Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War.
- December 2 » Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.
Weather October 5, 1763
The temperature on October 5, 1763 was about 8.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: hagel regen.