About the day » Friday March 17, 1775Calender converter

• Anna Catharina Aernouts, Ekeren
• Antonius Someren van, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina MERTENS, Wolvertem († 1844)
• Antonis Knobbout, Beusichem (Buren) (GL) († 1776)
• Anna Katharina Scheuing, Eltingen, Oberamt Leonberg, Württemberg, Duitsland († 1831)
• Anna Magdalena Kunckeler († 1775)
• Apollonia Tetrode, Bergschenhoek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1837)
• Claas Willems Kruijmer, Beekbergen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Apollonia Tettero, Bergschenhoek
• Angélique Constance Blondin de Baizieux

• Bartholomea Mijntjes (56), Zyfflich, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Cornelia Jacobse Verhage (55), Westkapelle
• Cornelia Jakobse VERHAGE (55), Westkapelle
• Derk ter Maat (ter Math) (55), Wertherbruch (Pruisen)
• Anna Magdalena Kunckeler (0)
• Cornelia Jacobse Verhagen (55), Westkapelle
• Adrianus Aerts (67), Mijlbeek
• Cornelia Jacobse Verhage (55), Westkapelle, Nederland
• Aart Aries van de Nadort (57), Dubbeldam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Dirkje Jacobsdr van Duijn (75), Katwijk aan Zee, Katwijk, South Holland, The Netherlands

• 1725 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician († 1806)
• 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
• 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
• 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
• 1781 » Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator († 1849)
• 1804 » Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer († 1881)
• 1806 » Norbert Rillieux, African American inventor and chemical engineer († 1894)
• 1820 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author († 1897)
• 1834 » Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft († 1900)
• 1839 » Josef Rheinberger, Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer († 1901)

• 1704 » Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
• 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
• 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
• 1764 » George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
• 1782 » Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)
• 1828 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)
• 1829 » Sophia Albertina, princess-abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1753)
• 1830 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician (b. 1764)
• 1846 » Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)
• 1849 » William II, Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)

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

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

• 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)
• April 19 » American Revolutionary War: The war begins with an American victory in Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.
• June 14 » American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
• July 26 » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
• July 27 » Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."
• September 11 » Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• December 31 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec: British forces repulse an attack by Continental Army General Richard Montgomery.

The temperature on March 17, 1775 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.