About the day » Wednesday May 6, 1772Calender converter
May 5, 1772Died on Wednesday May 6, 1772
- Françoise Eveillechien (71), Saint Julien de Mailloc (F)
- Henrich Achenbach (10), Niederlaasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Cornelius van Rhijn (27), Zoeterwoude
- Aaltjen Geerts (77), Vollenhove, Nederland
- Anna Gertrudis CRUYSSBERCH, Tegelen, Limburg, Nederland
- Anthonij Luttikhuijsen, Ludickhuijze (46), Veere
- Derk Jans Dorenbos (42), Groningen
- Hector Jacob [Alberts] Lycklama à Nijeholt (35), Bolsward
- Charles Amable Leboeuf dit LaFlamme (33), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Andreas Caris (52), Weert
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 6, 1772 at Delpher
Born on May 6
- 1714 » Anton Raaff, German tenor († 1797)
- 1742 » Jean Senebier, Swiss pastor and physiologist († 1809)
- 1758 » André Masséna, French general († 1817)
- 1758 » Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician († 1794)
- 1769 » Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1824)
- 1769 » Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic († 1834)
- 1781 » Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher and author († 1832)
- 1797 » Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer († 1882)
- 1800 » Roman Sanguszko, Polish general († 1881)
- 1827 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician († 1891)
Died on May 6
- 1708 » François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)
- 1757 » Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)
- 1757 » Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
- 1782 » Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (b. 1696)
- 1840 » Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (b. 1792)
- 1859 » Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (b. 1769)
- 1862 » Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1817)
- 1877 » Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (b. 1804)
- 1882 » Lord Frederick Cavendish, British politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1836)
- 1882 » Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant (b. 1829)
Names that were popular for boys in 1772
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1772
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Neeltje
- Adriana
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1772
- 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)
- January 1 » The first traveler's cheques, which could be used in 90 European cities, were issued by the London Credit Exchange Company.
- June 9 » The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
- June 12 » French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men killed by Māori in New Zealand.
- August 19 » Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
- August 21 » King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
- September 1 » The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.
The weather on Wednesday May 6, 1772
The temperature on May 6, 1772 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: wat dauw.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI