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• Cornelia van Breugel, Emmikhoven († 1836)
• Anna Catharina Janssens, Kapellen, 2950, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Boudewijn Reinoud Wolter Sloet Tot Hagensdorp, Vollenhove, Overijssel, Nederland († 1863)
• Antje Hettes, St. Annaparochie († 1840)
• Adriana VAN DIJCK, Loenhout, Wuustwezel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
• Anna Theunissen, Veldwezelt
• Aagje Cornelis Bakker, Texel († 1828)
• Adrianus Mostmans, Rijkevorsel († 1820)
• Anna Willemse Vet, Hilversum († 1853)
• Alegonda Zegers, Blitterswijck, Li.NL († 1779)

• Magdeleine MEUNIER (39), Menetou-Salon, 18510, France
• Alegonda Zeegers (3)
• Joost de Graaff (69), Werkendam
• Samuel Webb (28), Stamford, Fairfield co, Connecticut, British Colony, New England, Americas, Kingdom of England
• Anne Catherine DELETANG (0), Saint-Cyr-du-Gault, 41190, France
• Cornelis Lambert Mallens (67), Tilburg
• Marie Ursamerine Dehorne (4), Eppe-Sauvage, Nord, France
• Maria Teresa Bisi (83), Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
• Jan Mak (0), Obdam
• Otto Karel Leopold Graaf Finck van Finckenstein (22), Trzebiechow (Trebichow), Lebuskië, Polen

• 1766 » Aaron Chorin, Hungarian rabbi and author († 1844)
• 1770 » Frederick William III of Prussia († 1840)
• 1803 » Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace († 1865)
• 1808 » Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State († 1893)
• 1811 » Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company († 1861)
• 1817 » Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen († 1895)
• 1823 » Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish-American revolutionary and military leader, territorial governor of Montana († 1867)
• 1832 » Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer, conductor, and director († 1914)
• 1840 » John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician († 1929)
• 1850 » Reginald Heber Roe, English-Australian swimmer, tennis player, and academic († 1926)

• 1712 » Joshua Barnes, English historian and scholar (b. 1654)
• 1720 » Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch politician (b. 1641)
• 1721 » Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and woodcarver (b. 1648)
• 1761 » Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (b. 1691)
• 1773 » Stanisław Konarski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1700)
• 1780 » Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemiologist and philosopher (b. 1715)
• 1792 » Richard Arkwright, English engineer and businessman (b. 1732)
• 1797 » Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1717)
• 1805 » Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (b. 1724)
• 1835 » Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1767)

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 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 August 3, 1773 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.