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Born on Wednesday July 28, 1773
Died on Wednesday July 28, 1773

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 28, 1773 at Delpher


Born on July 28

Died on July 28

Names that were popular for boys in 1773
  1. Jan
  2. Hendrik
  3. Cornelis
  4. Joannes
  5. Pieter
  6. Johannes
  7. Willem
  8. Petrus
  9. Gerrit
  10. Jacob
  11. Jacobus
  12. Joseph
  13. Jans
  14. Jean
  15. Franciscus
  16. Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1773
  1. Maria
  2. Anna
  3. Catharina
  4. Johanna
  5. Elisabeth
  6. Marie
  7. Cornelia
  8. Joanna
  9. Jans
  10. Trijntje
  11. Neeltje
  12. Aaltje
  13. Grietje
  14. Adriana
  15. Antje
  16. Elizabeth

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1773
  • 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 hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • January 17 » Captain James Cook leads the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.
  • May 10 » The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.
  • October 12 » America's first insane asylum opens.
  • October 14 » The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  • December 16 » American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
The weather on Wednesday July 28, 1773
The temperature on July 28, 1773 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: wat dauw.

Source: KNMI