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• Adriaan Janusz Snoek, Kruiningen, ze.nld
• Adriaan Biestraten, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1844)
• Antonia Habraaken, Nederwetten
• Ann Darker, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England († 1820)
• Christoffel van Horck, Haelen († 1844)
• Catherine "Barbe" GERBER, Obenheim,67230,Bas-Rhin,Alsace,FRANCE († 1848)
• Agatha (Aagje) Koblenzweij, Oegstgeest, ZH, Nederland († 1842)
• Adrianus Govardus Biestraten, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1844)
• Christophorus van Horck, Haelen, Li.NL († 1844)
• Benedictus Van Couwenberghe, Grembergen

• Catharina de Kort (61), Moergestel
• Cathelijntien van Rijn (86), Dordrecht
• Arend Everts Hageman, Zwollerkerspel
• Anthonie van Saarloos (56), Dinteloord, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Elisabetha Scheeren (71), Heerlen
• antonie hermansz van SAARLOOS (57), dinteloord
• Geertje Rensdr Jongerling (25), Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Margaretha Fickel (1), Goddelau
• HENRI JADOT (74), ON
• Doodgeboren Kind Jans Van HEEREN (0), 's-Gravendeel

• 1716 » Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician († 1778)
• 1747 » John Aikin, English surgeon and author († 1822)
• 1754 » Richard Martin, Irish activist and politician, co-founded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals († 1834)
• 1791 » Franz Grillparzer, Austrian author, poet, and playwright († 1872)
• 1795 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian playwright, composer, and poet († 1829)
• 1803 » Marjorie Fleming, Scottish poet and author († 1811)
• 1809 » Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French economist and politician († 1865)
• 1812 » Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar († 1885)
• 1815 » William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, 3rd President of the Church of Jesus Christ († 1905)
• 1834 » Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician († 1911)

• 1672 » John Cosin, English bishop and academic (b. 1594)
• 1683 » Philip Warwick, English politician (b. 1609)
• 1775 » Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1700)
• 1790 » John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1719)
• 1804 » Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (b. 1725)
• 1813 » Anton Bernolák, Slovak linguist and priest (b. 1762)
• 1815 » Emma, Lady Hamilton, English-French mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (b. 1761)
• 1855 » Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1780)
• 1864 » Isaac Nathan, English-Australian composer and journalist (b. 1792)
• 1866 » Massimo d'Azeglio, Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (b. 1798)

1. Jan
2. Cornelis
3. Pieter
4. Hendrik
5. Joannes
6. Johannes
7. Willem
8. Gerrit
9. Petrus
10. Jacob
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Jean
14. Klaas
15. John
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Cornelia
6. Joanna
7. Elisabeth
8. Catharina
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Grietje
12. Aaltje
13. Antje
14. Adriana
15. Elizabeth
16. Jannetje

• 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.
• 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.

The temperature on January 15, 1773 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken.