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Died on Thursday August 12, 1773
- Maria Catharina Lenders (42), Poederlee
- Catherine-Geneviève Pelletier (84), Montréal, Canada
- Helena Bel (43), Dessel,Antwerpen,Belgium
- Johanna (Joanna) Ossingsd (Osinghs) (56), Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Nederland
- Antonius van Gils (40)
- Aaltje ter Maat (39), Amsterdam
- Luzia Margaretha Catharina Pohlman, Ankum (D) RK Sint Nicolaas
- Claesje Jacobs Klink, Huizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Claesje Jacobs Lammertsz (47), Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius De Wilde (76), Eksaarde
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 12, 1773 at Delpher
Born on August 12
- 1686 » John Balguy, English philosopher and author († 1748)
- 1696 » Maurice Greene, English organist and composer († 1755)
- 1762 » George IV of the United Kingdom († 1830)
- 1773 » Karl Faber, Prussian historian and academic († 1853)
- 1774 » Robert Southey, English poet and author († 1843)
- 1831 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian theosophist and scholar († 1891)
- 1852 » Michael J. McGivney, American priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus († 1890)
- 1856 » Diamond Jim Brady, American businessman and philanthropist († 1917)
- 1857 » Ernestine von Kirchsberg, Austrian painter and educator († 1924)
- 1859 » Katharine Lee Bates, American poet and author († 1929)
Died on August 12
- 1689 » Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)
- 1778 » Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (b. 1714)
- 1809 » Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)
- 1810 » Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)
- 1822 » Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (b. 1769)
- 1827 » William Blake, English poet and painter (b. 1757)
- 1829 » Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (b. 1760)
- 1848 » George Stephenson, English engineer and academic (b. 1781)
- 1849 » Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)
- 1861 » Eliphalet Remington, American inventor and businessman, founded Remington Arms (b. 1793)
Names that were popular for boys in 1773
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Jean
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1773
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Antje
- 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.
- June 1 » Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. He drowned on his eighth attempt.
- June 17 » Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
- 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 Thursday August 12, 1773
The temperature on August 12, 1773 was about 24.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI