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• Antonius Bernardus DE WACHTER, Puurs Belgie († 1841)
• Claartje Arends van Manen, Renswoude († 1808)
• Anne Marie de Frenne
• ANNE MARIE VAN HAM, SCHERPENHEUVEL († 1838)
• Annigjen Beerents, Zwartsluis, Overijssel, Nederland († 1829)
• Bogislau Willem van Schack, Berlijn († 1794)
• Anne Marie Luise Unterbrink, Südlengern, Deutschland
• Pieter Boekee, Rijnsburg († 1826)
• Antonius Corton, Amersfoort
• Catharina Ketelaars, Moergestel († 1779)

• Hermen Jans Schuurink (67), Zwartsluis
• Albert MULDER, Emlichheim,, DUITSLAND
• Heyndrikje (Hendrina Abrams) VERRIPS (40), Lekkerkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Frederik Luitjens Hellinga (49), Bergum, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Jakobus Gout (3), 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Cornelis Kuijlenburg (67), Haarlem
• Hendrina Lamberts (67), Raalte
• Hendrine Lamberts (67), Raalte, Overijssel, Nederland
• Frederik Luitjens Hellinga (49), Bergum
• Hendriena Lamberts BISHORST (67), Raalte, Gemeente Raalte, Overijssel, Nederland

• 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)

• 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)

1. Jan
2. Cornelis
3. Pieter
4. Johannes
5. Joannes
6. Hendrik
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Klaas
16. Abraham

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Joanna
6. Catharina
7. Elisabeth
8. Cornelia
9. Grietje
10. Trijntje
11. Neeltje
12. Adriana
13. Antje
14. Aaltje
15. Elizabeth
16. Jannetje

• 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.
• March 18 » American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
• November 10 » The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
• December 2 » Swedish parliament approved the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implemented it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.
• 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 temperature on May 17, 1766 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.