About the day » Thursday August 24, 1769Calender converter

• Cornelius Dirksz Leek, Obdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Nering, Düsseldorf, Bilk, Rheinland, Deutschland
• Eva Wollenschläger, Sommerau, Rosenberg, Westpreußen (Zembrowo Poland) († 1772)
• Georg Klein, Womelsdorf, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Anna Catharina Wuijts, Lillo (B) († 1811)
• Everhard Hofschulte, Emsbüren-Drievorden († 1837)
• Casparus Josephus Keulartz, Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland († 1843)
• Frans Akkerman, Zwolle
• Bartholome Crespo Garcia
• Elisabeth Crnlsdr Klinkenberg, Leiden

• Petrus Joannes de Bruijckere (45), Waterland-Oudeman, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Aam Willemse van Veen (2), Nieuwkoop ( ZH)
• Joannem (Jan) Arisse Hoogedorn (42), Lisse
• Madeleine DURLIAT (3), Br√©chaumont (68210, Haut-Rhin, France)
• Isabella Sommer (68), Winterberg, Kreis Brilon
• Agatha Hofman(s), Leeuwarden
• Fetje (2), Gaastmeer/Nijhuizum, Wijmbritseradeel (Frl)
• Jonathan Rivers (64), Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, Verenigde Staten
• Johannes Gerardus Prins (0)
• Maria Joanna Piers (56), Kwaremont, Oost-Vlaanderen

• 1714 » Alaungpaya, Burmese king († 1760)
• 1732 » Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist († 1785)
• 1758 » Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin († 1794)
• 1759 » William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician († 1833)
• 1772 » William I of the Netherlands († 1840)
• 1787 » James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer († 1834)
• 1824 » Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar († 1891)
• 1837 » Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator († 1924)
• 1843 » Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland († 1905)
• 1845 » James Calhoun, American lieutenant († 1876)

• 1759 » Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier (b. 1715)
• 1770 » Thomas Chatterton, English poet and prodigy (b. 1752)
• 1779 » Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek monk and saint (b. 1714)
• 1798 » Thomas Alcock, English priest and author (b. 1709)
• 1804 » Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (b. 1760)
• 1818 » James Carr, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1821 » John William Polidori, English writer and physician (b. 1795)
• 1832 » Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (b. 1796)
• 1838 » Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (b. 1790)
• 1841 » Theodore Hook, English civil servant and composer (b. 1788)

• 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 temperature on August 24, 1769 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.