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May 16, 1766Born on Saturday May 17, 1766
- Catharina Keteleers, Moergestel, Gemeente Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1779)
- Antoinette Smets, Maasbree
- ARNOLDUS HENRIC SCHEPERS, GEMERT († 1792)
- Pieter Boekee, Rijnsburg († 1826)
- Adrianus Willems Struijck, Rhoon († 1821)
- Antonius Corton, Amersfoort
- Anna Catharina De Volder, Retie
- Aart Leendertsz Besemer, Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonetta Smets, Maasbree,Li.NL († 1837)
- ANNE MARIE VAN HAM, SCHERPENHEUVEL († 1838)
Died on Saturday May 17, 1766
- Heyndrikje (Hendrina Abrams) VERRIPS (40), Lekkerkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jacomijntje Pieters van Amelot (81), Rotterdam
- Dieltien Jans, Groningen
- Hermen Jans Schuurink (67), Zwartsluis
- Bartholomis Cornelis de Boer, Heerhugowaard
- "Joannes" Johan Johan (54), Bergen, NL
- Cornelis Nanningsz Schoenmaker, De Westen (Texel)
- Hendrina Abrahams Verrips (40), Lekkerkerk
- Jacques François de Hullu (73), Santes, Nord
- Elias Aert Jan Robben, Udenhout
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 17, 1766 at Delpher
Born on May 17
- 1718 » Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department († 1778)
- 1732 » Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer († 1817)
- 1743 » Seth Warner, American colonel († 1784)
- 1749 » Edward Jenner, English physician and microbiologist († 1823)
- 1758 » Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician († 1839)
- 1768 » Caroline of Brunswick († 1821)
- 1768 » Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1854)
- 1794 » Anna Brownell Jameson, Irish-English author († 1860)
- 1818 » Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician († 1899)
- 1821 » Sebastian Kneipp, German priest and therapist († 1897)
Died on May 17
- 1727 » Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
- 1729 » Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675)
- 1765 » Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713)
- 1797 » Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright and composer (b. 1719)
- 1801 » William Heberden, English physician and scholar (b. 1710)
- 1807 » John Gunby, American general (b. 1745)
- 1809 » Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (b. 1722)
- 1822 » Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1766)
- 1829 » John Jay, American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745)
- 1838 » René Caillié, French explorer and author (b. 1799)
Names that were popular for boys in 1766
- Jan
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Jean
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1766
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1766
- 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)
- March 5 » Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.
- May 22 » A large earthquake causes heavy damage and loss of life in Istanbul and the Marmara region.
- July 1 » François-Jean de la Barre, a young French nobleman, is tortured and beheaded before his body is burnt on a pyre along with a copy of Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique nailed to his torso for the crime of not saluting a Roman Catholic religious procession in Abbeville, France.
- November 10 » The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
- December 5 » In London, auctioneer James Christie holds his first sale.
- December 25 » Mapuches in Chile launch a series of surprise attacks against the Spanish starting the Mapuche uprising of 1766.
The weather on Saturday May 17, 1766
The temperature on May 17, 1766 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI