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• ADRIEN WILLEMS, Westmalle
• Aafke Beens Toonstra (Toornstra), Akkerwoude († 1849)
• Aafke Berends, Akkerwoude
• Hedwig Marie Münnich, 07937 Zeulenroda, Deutschland († 1839)
• Henricus Heijligers, Rotterdam
• Aafke Berends van der Toon, Akkerwoude († 1849)
• Harmina Kroesen († 1856)
• Anna Snikkers, 's-Gravenhage
• Engel Ahleid Heckman, Tinnen, Haren (Ems) († 1850)
• Antje Schepenmaker, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1771)

• Franciscus (Francis) Jansz Velt, Horssen
• Geeske Jacobs (53), 't Zandt
• Gerrit (Gerardus-Ferdinandus) Camminga (55), Goutum, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
• Frans Bloessem (44), Delfshaven
• Harme Woutersz van den Berg (50), Enkhuizen
• Franciscus Velt (70), Horssen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Floris Cornelisz Duijndam (78), Noordwijk, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Carolus Saerens (67), Ruisbroek (Antwerpen),,Provincie Antwerpen,Flanders,Belgi√´
• Gerrit Ferdinand van Camminga (55), Goutum, Friesland, Nederland
• Claasje Jacobs van der Giessen (46), Westmaas, Zuid-Holland, NL

• 1721 » François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author († 1790)
• 1761 » Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland († 1818)
• 1773 » George Cayley, English engineer and politician († 1857)
• 1776 » Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general († 1811)
• 1797 » Charles Hodge, American theologian († 1878)
• 1797 » Ghalib, Indian poet († 1869)
• 1803 » François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian activist († 1839)
• 1809 » Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece († 1892)
• 1822 » Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist († 1895)
• 1823 » Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada († 1917)

• 1704 » Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)
• 1707 » Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (b. 1632)
• 1737 » William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)
• 1743 » Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)
• 1771 » Henri Pitot, French engineer, invented the Pitot tube (b. 1695)
• 1776 » Johann Rall, Hessian colonel (b. c. 1726)
• 1782 » Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish judge and philosopher (b. 1697)
• 1800 » Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (b. 1718)
• 1812 » Joanna Southcott, English religious leader (b. 1750)
• 1834 » Charles Lamb, English essayist and poet (b. 1775)

• 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)
• April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
• May 16 » The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
• June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
• July 1 » Lexell's Comet is seen closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 astronomical units (2,180,000km; 1,360,000mi).
• July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
• August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.

The temperature on December 27, 1770 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: vochtig zeer betrokken.