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March 19, 1769Died on Monday March 20, 1769
- Gertrudis Roosendael (47), Beek (Bergh)
- Gerritje Cornelis Boes (34), Huijzen
- Gertrudis Peeter Roecken ELST (63), Essen, Antwerpen, België
- Harmen Vaarneman - Kloosterboer Vaarneman - Kloosterboer (71), Diepenveen
- Henricus Huysmans, Casteren
- Anna Paul (71), Herchenbach, Saarbrucken, Saarland, Germany
- Capt William Johnson (71), Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
- Ariaantje Klaas Teeuw, Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Elizabeth Glanfield (40), St Issey,Cornwall, England
- Amelberga Van de Vijver (50), Stekene (B)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 20, 1769 at Delpher
Born on March 20
- 1725 » Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman sultan († 1789)
- 1737 » Rama I, Thai king († 1809)
- 1771 » Heinrich Clauren, German author († 1854)
- 1796 » Edward Gibbon Wakefield, English politician († 1862)
- 1799 » Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet and author († 1839)
- 1800 » Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, President of Costa Rica († 1845)
- 1805 » Thomas Cooper, British poet († 1892)
- 1811 » George Caleb Bingham, American painter and politician, State Treasurer of Missouri († 1879)
- 1811 » Napoleon II, French emperor († 1832)
- 1821 » Ned Buntline, American journalist, author, and publisher († 1886)
Died on March 20
- 1673 » Augustyn Kordecki, Polish monk (b. 1603)
- 1688 » Maria of Orange-Nassau, Dutch princess (b. 1642)
- 1730 » Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. 1692)
- 1746 » Nicolas de Largillière, French painter and academic (b. 1656)
- 1780 » Benjamin Truman, English brewer and businessman (b. 1699)
- 1793 » William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1705)
- 1835 » Louis Léopold Robert, French painter (b. 1794)
- 1849 » James Justinian Morier, Turkish-English author and diplomat (b. 1780)
- 1855 » Joseph Aspdin, English businessman (b. 1788)
- 1865 » Yamanami Keisuke, Japanese samurai (b. 1833)
Names that were popular for boys in 1769
- Jan
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Jean
- Franciscus
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1769
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
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.
The weather on Monday March 20, 1769
The temperature on March 20, 1769 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: dauw.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI