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August 3, 1764Born on Saturday August 4, 1764
- Adrianus Ludovicus Gallopyn, Woubrechtegem, East Flanders, Belgium († 1832)
- Anna Elizabetha Kempenaers, Noorderwijk, Herentals, België († 1848)
- Adrianus Henricus MAAS (Maes), Zevenbergen,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
- Adam MARTENS, Membruggen, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie († 1845)
- Abraham Vosburgh, Coxsackie NY
- Amandus Vanderbrugghe, Tielt
- Adrianus van Roije, Rotterdam
- Céléstine Amèlie Du Bois, Herlies, 59134, Nord, FRANCE († 1790)
- Berendina Rense Berends, Raalte, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1845)
- Anna Catharina Dresselaers, Westmalle († 1837)
Died on Saturday August 4, 1764
- Esther HANMER (29), Penn, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- Johanna Judith Lebbing (28), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Ferdinandus Josephus Engelbertus Maldrie (3), Pamel,, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Elisabeth v.Friesenhausen (67), unbekannt
- Georgius Haenen (81), Velden,, Limburg, Nederland
- Maria Vorselaars (34), Tilburg
- Francisca Degraeve (7), Klerken
- Hendricus Van De Perre, Haeltert
- Elisabeth von FRIESENHAUSEN (67)
- louis lexa (2), les baroches
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 4, 1764 at Delpher
Born on August 4
- 1701 » Thomas Blackwell, Scottish historian and scholar († 1757)
- 1704 » Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans († 1752)
- 1719 » Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist († 1767)
- 1721 » Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1803)
- 1755 » Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor († 1805)
- 1792 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright († 1822)
- 1805 » William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1865)
- 1821 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church († 1881)
- 1821 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton († 1892)
- 1834 » John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher († 1923)
Died on August 4
- 1718 » René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656)
- 1727 » Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647)
- 1741 » Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1676)
- 1778 » Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1698)
- 1792 » John Burgoyne, English general and politician (b. 1723)
- 1795 » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)
- 1804 » Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (b. 1731)
- 1822 » Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet and author (b. 1801)
- 1844 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (b. 1773)
- 1859 » John Vianney, French priest and saint (b. 1786)
Names that were popular for boys in 1764
- Jan
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1764
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1764
- 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 19 » Bolle Willum Luxdorph records in his diary that a mail bomb, possibly the world's first, has severely injured the Danish Colonel Poulsen, residing at Børglum Abbey.
- January 19 » John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel.
- February 15 » The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).
- September 7 » Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
The weather on Saturday August 4, 1764
The temperature on August 4, 1764 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI