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Born on Sunday January 22, 1775
- Adrianus De Keyser, Berendrecht († 1841)
- Anna Cornelia De Beukelaer, Ekeren Bist
- Adrianus de KEYSER, Berendrecht, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Adriana Leendertsdochter Verhagen, Oud-Beijerland († 1820)
- Adriaan Schrier, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Nederland († 1808)
- Anna Catharina EMSENS, Lille, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1863)
- Adriana Leendertsdr VERHAGEN, Oud-beierland (ZH district III) NL († 1820)
- Andries Weij, Hontenisse († 1833)
- Adriaan Christiaansz Schrier, Wissenkerke († 1808)
- Anna Gerrits de Klepper, Babiloniënbroek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Sunday January 22, 1775
- Cecília Mendes de Almeida (67), Cotia, São Paulo, Brasil
- Agatha Jans (Aagje Jans) van der Voort (63), Amsterdam
- Maria Magdalena Timmerman (71), Beveren, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Adriaan Schrier (7), Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Nederland
- Johannes Sassmannshausen (44), Berghausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Aukje Martens (2) (90), ,, Wieuwerd, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Christiaan Stuster (35), Amsterdam
- Jeanne DEJARDIN, Grand-Axhe, Province de Liege, Walloon Region, Belgie
- Joannes Biscop (57), Hontenisse
- Anna Helena Sparla (0)
Born on January 22
- 1729 » Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author († 1781)
- 1733 » Philip Carteret, English admiral and explorer († 1796)
- 1740 » Noah Phelps, American soldier, lawyer, and judge († 1809)
- 1781 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor († 1849)
- 1788 » Lord Byron, English poet and playwright († 1824)
- 1792 » Lady Lucy Whitmore, English noblewoman, hymn writer († 1840)
- 1796 » Karl Ernst Claus, Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic († 1864)
- 1797 » Maria Leopoldina of Austria († 1826)
- 1799 » Ludger Duvernay, Canadian journalist, publisher, and politician († 1852)
- 1802 » Richard Upjohn, English-American architect († 1878)
Died on January 22
- 1750 » Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (b. 1675)
- 1763 » John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1690)
- 1767 » Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German meteorologist and geologist (b. 1719)
- 1779 » Claudius Smith, American guerrilla leader (b. 1736)
- 1779 » Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (b. 1733)
- 1798 » Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (b. 1726)
- 1840 » Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (b. 1752)
- 1850 » Vincent Pallotti, Italian missionary and saint (b. 1795)
- 1879 » Anthony Durnford, Irish colonel (b. 1830)
- 1879 » Henry Pulleine, English colonel (b. 1838)
Names that were popular for boys in 1775
- Jan
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- John
- Klaas
- Jean
- Abraham
Names that were popular for girls in 1775
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Trijntje
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1775
- 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)
- June 11 » The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
- July 3 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- 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 29 » Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army.
- August 23 » American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.
- October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine).
Weather January 22, 1775
The temperature on January 22, 1775 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: betrokken.