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Died on Saturday August 14, 1773
- Harmina Teunissen Meijer, Bathmen
- Hendricus Jan TIMMERS (71), Berlicum
- Gerben Romkes (73), Wûnseradiel, Friesland, Nederland, Friesland, Nederland
- Elizabeth (Lijsbeth) Pieterse Verseput (45)
- Jean Strasser (75), Stundwiller,Bas-Rhin,Grand Est,Frankreich,F
- Ate Heins van der Vliet (50), Lekkum, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Cornelia Persoon (Neervoort) (48), De Lier, Nederland
- Amandus Lameir (70), Kalmthout, Antwerpen, België
- Helena Elisabeth Claasen (40), Keulen-Mülheim am Rhein
- Ate Heins (50), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 14, 1773 at Delpher
Born on August 14
- 1714 » Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter († 1789)
- 1738 » Leopold Hofmann, Austrian composer and conductor († 1793)
- 1740 » Pope Pius VII († 1823)
- 1758 » Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer († 1835)
- 1777 » Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist († 1851)
- 1814 » Charlotte Fowler Wells, American phrenologist and publisher († 1901)
- 1817 » Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician († 1874)
- 1840 » Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychologist and author († 1902)
- 1847 » Robert Comtesse, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council († 1922)
- 1848 » Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer and author († 1915)
Died on August 14
- 1657 » Giovanni Paolo Lascaris, 57th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1560)
- 1691 » Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, Irish soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1630)
- 1727 » William Croft, English organist and composer (b. 1678)
- 1774 » Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician and scholar (b. 1716)
- 1784 » Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-born English painter and academic (b. 1718)
- 1854 » Carl Carl, Polish-born actor and theatre director (b. 1787)
- 1856 » Constant Prévost, French geologist and academic (b. 1787)
- 1860 » André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1774)
- 1870 » David Farragut, American admiral (b. 1801)
- 1874 » Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician (b. 1821)
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 12 » America's first insane asylum opens.
- 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 Saturday August 14, 1773
The temperature on August 14, 1773 was about 23.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: dauw.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI