About the day » Wednesday May 3, 1775Calender converter

• Adriana van Oosterhout, Standdaarbuiten (RK Dopen)
• Barbara SEGERS, Eede,,HOLLANDE († 1775)
• Claasje Alberts Veeger, Den Burg (Texel, NH) († 1816)
• Anna Gertrud Kauhausen († 1834)
• Anthonius Willems, RK Duistervoorde, Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland
• Daniel Gibbon, Gouda, Nederland
• Cornelius Godes, Gilze
• Anthonius Willems, Duistervoorde,Twello,Gemeente Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelis Verboon, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1776)
• Arie Schouwenburg, Dalem († 1830)

• Adrianus Zweep (73), Made en Drimmelen, Nederland
• George Hamilton (78)
• Isabella Clara VAN ACKERE (84), Ieper,Provincie West-Vlaanderen,Flanders,Belgi
• Adrianus Janszn Sweep (73), Made en Drimmelen
• Christoffel Vrolijk, Ronde Hoek
• Helena HENNEKAM (37), Middelburg
• Antje Jans(Anna Jans Cuijper) Kuijper (50), Roosloot(Bergen)
• Georg Rickers (64), Deldorf
• Dirk Duijndam (0), Noordwijk
• Alexander Frederik van Tresckow (56), Kaliningrad (Königsberg), Rusland

• 1729 » Florian Leopold Gassmann, Czech composer († 1774)
• 1761 » August von Kotzebue, German playwright and author († 1819)
• 1764 » Princess Élisabeth of France († 1794)
• 1768 » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman († 1838)
• 1783 » José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru († 1858)
• 1814 » Adams George Archibald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia († 1892)
• 1826 » Charles XV of Sweden († 1872)
• 1844 » Richard D'Oyly Carte, English talent agent and composer († 1901)
• 1849 » Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany († 1929)
• 1849 » Jacob Riis, Danish-American journalist and photographer († 1914)

• 1704 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Czech-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1644)
• 1724 » John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (b. 1662)
• 1750 » John Willison, Scottish minister and author (b. 1680)
• 1752 » Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (b. 1692)
• 1758 » Pope Benedict XIV (b. 1675)
• 1763 » George Psalmanazar, French-English author (b. 1679)
• 1764 » Francesco Algarotti, Italian philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1712)
• 1779 » John Winthrop, American mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1714)
• 1793 » Martin Gerbert, German historian and theologian (b. 1720)
• 1839 » Ferdinando Paer, Italian composer (b. 1771)

• 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 18 » American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
• 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.
• November 10 » The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.
• December 3 » USSAlfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
• December 31 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec: British forces repulse an attack by Continental Army General Richard Montgomery.

The temperature on May 3, 1775 was about 15.0 °C. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.