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Born on Thursday February 2, 1769
- Ariaantje Arijs Zevenbergen, Strijen, Zuid-Holland, NL († 1847)
- adriaantje SMITS, zwartewaal († 1832)
- Adriaantje Pieters Smits († 1832)
- Anne Marie Josephe Debets, Heerlen († 1832)
- Adriana Jacobsdr van der Linden, Zoelmond (GL) († 1840)
- Albert WIGGERS, Lonneker
- Anna Maria Gaale, Steenbergen
- Chrisostome Joseph Pigot, Beaumont (F) († 1771)
- Cornelis Floor, Lunteren, Gelderland, Nederland († 1861)
- Cornelis Hendriksen Floor, Lunteren, Gelderland, Nederland († 1861)
Died on Thursday February 2, 1769
- Catharina Van Geyt (49), Nieuwkerken-Waas
- Harmen Willemse, Putten
- Jean COUSTOL, Bédarieux, 34028, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Saint-Alexandre
- Ariaantje Noorlander (1), Stolwijk
- Emanuel Man Philip Feibelman COHEN-AMESFOORT (54), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Rommen Breeck, Terheijden
- Johanna Cornelisd Van Den BERG (7)
- Cornelius van der Perre (63), Alingen, Flemish, Braband, Belgie
- Joanna Maria Calsijn (66), Sint-Laureins, België
- Catharina Breckelmans, Terheijden
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 2, 1769 at Delpher
Born on February 2
- 1711 » Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg († 1794)
- 1714 » Gottfried August Homilius, German organist and composer († 1785)
- 1717 » Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Austrian field marshal († 1790)
- 1754 » Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1838)
- 1782 » Henri de Rigny, French admiral and politician, French Minister of War († 1835)
- 1786 » Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer († 1856)
- 1802 » Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist and academic († 1887)
- 1803 » Albert Sidney Johnston, American general († 1862)
- 1829 » Alfred Brehm, German zoologist and illustrator († 1884)
- 1829 » William Stanley, English engineer and philanthropist († 1909)
Died on February 2
- 1704 » Guillaume de l'Hôpital, French mathematician and academic (b. 1661)
- 1712 » Martin Lister, English physician and geologist (b. 1639)
- 1714 » John Sharp, English archbishop (b. 1643)
- 1723 » Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist and physician (b. 1666)
- 1768 » Robert Smith, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1689)
- 1769 » Pope Clement XIII (b. 1693)
- 1802 » Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, English politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1713)
- 1804 » George Walton, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Georgia (b. 1749)
- 1831 » Vincenzo Dimech, Maltese sculptor (b. 1768)
- 1836 » Letizia Ramolino, Italian noblewoman (b. 1750)
Names that were popular for boys in 1769
- Jan
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Jacob
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1769
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1769
- 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)
- July 14 » An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá leaves its base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
- July 16 » Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California.
- December 13 » Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.
- December 22 » Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce.
Weather February 2, 1769
The temperature on February 2, 1769 was about 2.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south. Weather type: hagel sneeuw regen.