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• "Thérèse" Pauline Marguerite de La Barre, Poitiers, Vienne, France († 1865)
• Aagje Vlam(Ing), Oude Niedorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1849)
• Anna Catharina VROENEN, Kozen (B) († 1814)
• Adriana Vermeer, Prinsland/Dinteloord († 1836)
• Antje Eygenraam
• Aagtje Jans Bos, Petten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aart Blijerveen, Leersum, Netherlands
• Aaltje Jans' de Vries, Hoogkarspel († 1839)
• Antje Eijgenraam, Maasland, ZH, Nederland († 1845)
• Anthonij Pruissen, Almkerk,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1838)

• Geertruij Dillink, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Judoca Durinck (90), Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Gertrudis Goemans, Vierlingsbeek, Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Joseph Marset (54), Lachenaie, Quebec, Canada
• Bouke (33), Nieuw-Scheemda, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Maria CHRYST (0)
• Johannes Kleine (48), Langerfeld, Noordrijn-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Antonius BOUNIE (27), Hergenrath
• Dirk Jansz Van Der STOEP (6)
• Bauk Sibolts (83), Abbegea, Wymbritseradiel, Nederland

• 1719 » William Vernon, American businessman († 1806)
• 1728 » Johann Gottfried Müthel, German pianist and composer († 1788)
• 1732 » Stanisław August Poniatowski, Polish-Lithuanian king († 1798)
• 1734 » François-Joseph Gossec, French composer and conductor († 1829)
• 1761 » Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist († 1832)
• 1789 » August Neander, German historian and theologian († 1850)
• 1793 » Antonio José Martínez, Spanish-American priest, rancher and politician († 1867)
• 1814 » Ellen Wood, English author († 1887)
• 1820 » Anne Brontë, English author and poet († 1849)
• 1828 » Lewis A. Grant, American lawyer and general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1918)

• 1705 » John Ray, English botanist and historian (b. 1627)
• 1718 » Benjamin Church, American colonel (b. 1639)
• 1737 » Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)
• 1738 » Jean-François Dandrieu, French organist and composer (b. 1682)
• 1751 » Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1671)
• 1826 » Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish-French composer (b. 1806)
• 1834 » Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1762)
• 1861 » Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (b. 1821)
• 1863 » Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)
• 1869 » Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)

1. Jan
2. Cornelis
3. Pieter
4. Hendrik
5. Johannes
6. Joannes
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. Aaltje
12. Grietje
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.
• 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.
• October 14 » The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The temperature on January 17, 1773 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: regen omtrent helder.