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March 25, 1773Died on Friday March 26, 1773
- Georges PRIOLET
- Beatrijs Beatrix (71), Rotterdam
- Gijsberta (Gijsberdina) Glaudemans, Driel
- Angèlique Joseph Descatoires (24), Herlies, 59134, Nord, FRANCE
- Aren Kommersz Braber (61), Ooltgensplaat, Zeeland, Nederland
- Arnold Willemsz van Gameren (44), Rhenoy
- Etienne Grondin (0), St Joseph, De Beauce, Quebec, Canada
- Beatrix Franken (71), Rotterdam
- Aldegondis Verheijen, Horst
- Arend Braber (61), ooltgensplaat (goeree overflakkee)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 26, 1773 at Delpher
Born on March 26
- 1698 » Prokop Diviš, Czech priest, scientist and inventor († 1765)
- 1749 » William Blount, American politician († 1800)
- 1753 » Benjamin Thompson, American-French physicist and politician, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1814)
- 1773 » Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and navigator († 1838)
- 1794 » Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter († 1872)
- 1804 » David Humphreys Storer, American physician and academic († 1891)
- 1824 » Julie-Victoire Daubié, French journalist († 1874)
- 1829 » Théodore Aubanel, French poet († 1886)
- 1842 » Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre, French occultist († 1909)
- 1850 » Edward Bellamy, American author, socialist, and utopian visionary († 1898)
Died on March 26
- 1697 » Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician (b. 1640)
- 1726 » John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect, designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard (b. 1664)
- 1772 » Charles Pinot Duclos, French author and politician (b. 1704)
- 1776 » Samuel Ward, American jurist and politician, 31st Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island (b. 1725)
- 1780 » Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (b. 1713)
- 1793 » John Mudge, English physician and engineer (b. 1721)
- 1797 » James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (b. 1726)
- 1814 » Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician and politician (b. 1738)
- 1827 » Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer (b. 1770)
- 1858 » John Addison Thomas, American lieutenant, engineer, and politician, 3rd United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1811)
Names that were popular for boys in 1773
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Pieter
- 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)
- 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 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 Friday March 26, 1773
The temperature on March 26, 1773 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken hagel. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI