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Born on Thursday August 25, 1763
- Franciscus Furda, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Elizabeth Garretson, Newberry Twp., Lancaster (now York County), Pennsylvania († 1836)
- Dirk de Beus, Culemborg, Gelderland, Nederland († 1850)
- Cornelia van den Bosch, Loon op Zand († 1825)
- Anne Catherine POOT, La Hulpe, 25050, Brabant Wallon, Belgique
- Felix Mertens, Landskouter († 1811)
- Corneille Godefroid OORTSEN, Zevenbergen,, Pays-Bas († 1848)
- AMELBERGA HOOMAN, SINT-GILLIS-WAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- charles louis SCARCERIAUX, Nimy (Belgium)
- Frans Eelkos (Canter) Alta, Bozum, Littenseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
Died on Thursday August 25, 1763
- Marguerite KERSTEN (6), Oreye (Otrange),4360,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
- Maria Adriana van Kessel (78), Turnhout, Antwerpen
- Elizabeth Welch (50), Culpeper, Virginia
- Marcus Moreel, Lo
- Barbara Jacobs (70), Meise, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Joanna Clara Depagie (63), Zande
- Geertje COOL (76), Acquoij
- Arnolda van de Meeracker, Sint Oedenrode
- Geertje Cornelisdr Cooll (76), acquoy, Nederland
- Maria van Stockom (57), Baardwijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 25, 1763 at Delpher
Born on August 25
- 1724 » George Stubbs, English painter and academic († 1806)
- 1741 » Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author († 1792)
- 1744 » Johann Gottfried Herder, German poet, philosopher, and critic († 1803)
- 1758 » Franz Teyber, Austrian organist and composer († 1810)
- 1767 » Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician († 1794)
- 1776 » Thomas Bladen Capel, English admiral († 1853)
- 1786 » Ludwig I of Bavaria († 1868)
- 1796 » James Lick, American carpenter and piano builder († 1876)
- 1802 » Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author († 1850)
- 1803 » Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias († 1880)
Died on August 25
- 1688 » Henry Morgan, Welsh admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1635)
- 1699 » Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)
- 1711 » Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1656)
- 1742 » Carlos Seixas, Portuguese organist and composer (b. 1704)
- 1774 » Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer and educator (b. 1714)
- 1776 » David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1711)
- 1794 » Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Belgian-Austrian diplomat (b. 1727)
- 1797 » Thomas Chittenden, Governor of the Vermont Republic (later 1st Governor of the State of Vermont) (b. 1730)
- 1819 » James Watt, Scottish-English engineer and instrument maker (b. 1736)
- 1822 » William Herschel, German-English astronomer and composer (b. 1738)
Names that were popular for boys in 1763
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1763
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- 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)
- February 10 » French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
- 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.
- July 31 » Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.
- 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.
The weather on Thursday August 25, 1763
The temperature on August 25, 1763 was about 15.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI