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Died on Tuesday February 15, 1763
- Capt. Stephen Wright (70), Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Jean LAMY (59), Guéhébert, 50223, Manche, Normandie, France
- Cornelius Brusseleers, Hulshout
- Haijo Hindriks
- Joannes Jaspers, Afferden (Limburg),, Limburg, Nederland
- John Coleman (40), Pine Forest, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
- Helena Willems van den Berch, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jacobus van Esch (69), Deurne
- Jacob Jacobsz Houtkoper (66), Noord Scharwoude, Noord Holland, Nederland
- Lambertus Hardy (39), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 15, 1763 at Delpher
Born on February 15
- 1725 » Abraham Clark, American surveyor, lawyer, and politician († 1794)
- 1734 » William Stacy, American colonel († 1802)
- 1739 » Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect, designed the Paris Bourse († 1813)
- 1748 » Jeremy Bentham, English jurist and philosopher († 1832)
- 1759 » Friedrich August Wolf, German philologist and critic († 1824)
- 1760 » Jean-François Le Sueur, French composer and educator († 1837)
- 1797 » Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons († 1871)
- 1809 » André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic († 1857)
- 1809 » Cyrus McCormick, American journalist and businessman, co-founded International Harvester († 1884)
- 1810 » Mary S. B. Shindler, American poet, writer, and editor († 1883)
Died on February 15
- 1738 » Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684)
- 1781 » Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1729)
- 1818 » Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (b. 1746)
- 1835 » Henry Hunt, English farmer and politician (b. 1773)
- 1839 » François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian rebel (b. 1803)
- 1842 » Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (b. 1754)
- 1844 » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
- 1847 » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (b. 1794)
- 1848 » Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (b. 1771)
- 1849 » Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
Names that were popular for boys in 1763
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1763
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Trijntje
- Adriana
- Anne
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)
- May 9 » The Siege of Fort Detroit begins during Pontiac's War against British forces.
- June 2 » Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
- 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.
- October 7 » King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.
- December 2 » Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.
The weather on Tuesday February 15, 1763
The temperature on February 15, 1763 was about 0.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken sneeuw.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI