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• Christian Heinrich Kesting, Sachsenhausen (Duitsland)
• Anna Catharina Baert, Coewacht († 1806)
• Doortje Roskam Roskamp, Schiedam, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1840)
• Dawson Turner († 1858)
• Arnoldus Dumez, Assenede, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Abraham Alexander Lindo, Kingston, St. Andrew, Jamaica († 1849)
• Berend Douwes, Harlingen
• Amandus Noteboom, Beernem († 1833)
• Charles Louis Joseph BEUQUE, Tourcoing, 59599, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
• Cornelisje Reijntsen van de Kolk, Nunspeet

• Catharina NEVE (34)
• Franciscus Van Grunderbeek (0), Erps
• Adriaen Marinus de Nooijer (67), Arnemuiden
• Engelbertus Kleijntunte (1), Harderwijk
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• Cornelis SPANJERSBERG (64), Delfshaven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Gertrudis Spaan (69), Kampen
• Heinrich Kley, Ahlen
• Adriana Smalheer (74), Oud-Vossemeer, Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anna Geertrui Spaan (69), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1701 » Charles le Beau, French historian and author († 1778)
• 1706 » Baldassare Galuppi, Italian harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
• 1741 » Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author († 1803)
• 1777 » Heinrich von Kleist, German author and poet († 1811)
• 1785 » Thomas Love Peacock, English author and poet († 1866)
• 1792 » Lucas Alamán, Mexican politician and historian († 1853)
• 1804 » Mongkut, Thai king († 1868)
• 1822 » Midhat Pasha, Ottoman civil servant and politician, 238th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire († 1883)
• 1831 » Frederick III, German Emperor († 1888)
• 1836 » Frederick August Otto Schwarz, American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz († 1911)

• 1667 » Fasilides, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1603)
• 1678 » Jacob Jordaens, Belgian painter illustrator (b. 1593)
• 1739 » António José da Silva, Brazilian-Portuguese playwright (b. 1705)
• 1744 » Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (b. 1660)
• 1770 » John Manners, Marquess of Granby, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (b. 1721)
• 1775 » Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1715)
• 1817 » Etienne Nicolas Méhul, French pianist and composer (b. 1763)
• 1865 » Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)
• 1871 » Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the mechanical computer (b. 1791)
• 1876 » Francis Preston Blair, American journalist (b. 1791)

• 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 31 » American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted in the Province of North Carolina.
• July 3 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• 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.
• September 25 » American Revolution: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal during the Battle of Longue-Pointe.
• October 18 » African-American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery.
• November 10 » The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.

The temperature on October 18, 1775 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.