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• Adrianus Johannes van DOORN, Veghel, 4303, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1826)
• Cornelia Smeur, Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1851)
• Cornelia Rasenberg, Made en Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Amandus Vertonghen, Hekelgem († 1855)
• Claasje Sonneveld, Velsen
• Anna Maria Eijkenbroek, Schiedam († 1803)
• Antonia van Alphen, Ginneken, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bartholomew Ozbun, Botetourt County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 1860)
• Anna Magdalena Frederica Henriëtta VAN RENESSE VAN WILP, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1839)
• Catharina Margaretha GUTBUB, Rothbach,67340,Bas-Rhin,Alsace,FRANCE († 3348)

• Johann Hermann (Anna Rakers Rackers (born Grote)) Rakers Rackers (47), Klein Hesepe, Germany
• Hermann Kloos (54), Beddelhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Georgius Siersma (0), Leeuwarden,, Friesland, Nederland
• Elisabeth Sebrecht Rombouts, Oosterhout (NB NL)
• Catharina STRIJCKERS (75), Berg aan de Maas
• Jenneke Wilms Vervoort (40), Erp, Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• John DURRETT (69), Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Eleanor Smallwood (75), St. Mary's, Maryland, British Colonial America
• Angenita van EIJSDEN (42), Dordrecht
• Elisabeth Blecher (9), Banfe, Kreis Wittgenstein

• 1727 » Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist († 1817)
• 1740 » Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver († 1813)
• 1761 » Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general († 1804)
• 1774 » Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer († 1830)
• 1786 » Maria Pavlovna, Russian Grand Duchess († 1859)
• 1802 » Phineas Quimby, American mystic and philosopher († 1866)
• 1804 » Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist († 1885)
• 1812 » Henry Wilson, American colonel and politician, 18th Vice President of the United States († 1875)
• 1821 » Heinrich Barth, German explorer and scholar († 1865)
• 1822 » Francis Galton, English biologist and statistician († 1911)

• 1645 » Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1585)
• 1710 » Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (b. 1632)
• 1721 » James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)
• 1754 » Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)
• 1820 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (b. 1758)
• 1862 » William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1796)
• 1898 » Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1843)
• 1899 » Félix Faure, French merchant and politician, 7th President of France (b. 1841)
• 1907 » Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
• 1912 » Nicholas of Japan, Russian-Japanese monk and saint (b. 1836)

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. Marie
7. Trijntje
8. Elisabeth
9. Joanna
10. Grietje
11. Neeltje
12. Antje
13. Adriana
14. Aaltje
15. Elizabeth
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)
• March 23 » American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – "Give me liberty, or give me death!" – at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.
• May 10 » American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.
• 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.
• October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine).
• December 5 » At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The temperature on February 16, 1775 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.