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May 5, 1775Born on Saturday May 6, 1775
- Anna Gesina Hebbelmann, Hebbel, Niederlangen († 1843)
- Arnolda Ant(h)onia Dupont, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland († 1855)
- Ariaentje Gijsd. Huijsman, Vlaardingen
- ambroise BARBEZ, Eugies (Belgium) Hainaut
- Catharina Martens, Middelburg, Walcheren, Zeeland, Nederland († 1822)
- antoine philippe HARMEGNIES, Dour (Belgium) Hainaut († 1836)
- Akke Sijbes Visser, Follega († 1809)
- Antonius LEEMANS, Merchtem, 1785, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Adrianus van Hoof, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg
- Ane Jans Hibma, Sexbierum, Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland
Died on Saturday May 6, 1775
- Adriana Jans Turkenburg (79)
- Adriaan van Es, Puttershoek
- Barentje Hengeveld (34), Aalten
- Bastiaan Monster (0)
- Francisco Diego Carrillo de Sandi (87), Inmaculada Concepcion, Cienega de Mata, Ojuelos, Jalisco, Mexico
- Albertus Voss (0), Wehl, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Reijnen (63), Delft
- Catharina Van Den Bossche (18), Nederbrakel
- Geertruij Gabrielsdr Trouw (30), Piershil
- Adrianus Leuckermans (46), Kiezegem
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 6, 1775 at Delpher
Born on May 6
- 1714 » Anton Raaff, German tenor († 1797)
- 1742 » Jean Senebier, Swiss pastor and physiologist († 1809)
- 1758 » André Masséna, French general († 1817)
- 1758 » Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician († 1794)
- 1769 » Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1824)
- 1769 » Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic († 1834)
- 1781 » Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher and author († 1832)
- 1797 » Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer († 1882)
- 1800 » Roman Sanguszko, Polish general († 1881)
- 1827 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician († 1891)
Died on May 6
- 1708 » François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)
- 1757 » Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)
- 1757 » Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
- 1782 » Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (b. 1696)
- 1840 » Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (b. 1792)
- 1859 » Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (b. 1769)
- 1862 » Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1817)
- 1877 » Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (b. 1804)
- 1882 » Lord Frederick Cavendish, British politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1836)
- 1882 » Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant (b. 1829)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1775
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)
- May 10 » American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.
- June 17 » American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
- July 5 » The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
- July 8 » The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
- September 11 » Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine).
Weather May 6, 1775
The temperature on May 6, 1775 was about 14.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: regen betrokken.