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• Anne Elisabeth Stevens, Schin sur la Geule († 1845)
• Aaltjen ten Harkel, Geesteren, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1843)
• Bartruij van der Linde († 1858)
• Aaltjen ten HARKEL, Geesteren (Gelderland, The Netherlands) († 1843)
• Aaltjen (Altjen) ten Harkel, Geesteren
• Beeke von Essen, Grüppenbühren
• Anna Theresa Reybrouck, Woumen († 1855)
• Anna Elisabetha Stevens, Schin op Geul († 1845)
• Antonij Meijers, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1830)
• Easton

• Daniel Dickinson (70), Edenderry, Offaly, Ireland
• Garrit Hietkamp (43), Verwolde (Laren Gld.)
• angenieta harmsen, amsterdam
• Jacob de Heus (47), Wadenoyen
• Joannes Leonardus Joseph Francken (0), kerkrade
• Jacob Dirk Harbertse de Heus (49), Wadenoijen
• Elizabeth Crooke (73)
• Elisabeth WIGGERS (69), Sint-Truiden,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi
• Joannes Wouterus (Wouterse) van der Ven (62), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Annetje Uijl den (26), Ameide, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1735 » Johann Karl August Musäus, German author († 1787)
• 1747 » Johann Wilhelm Hässler, German pianist and composer († 1822)
• 1769 » Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, French general and politician, 12th Prime Minister of France († 1851)
• 1780 » Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish adventurer († 1841)
• 1790 » John Tyler, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the United States († 1862)
• 1799 » Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1869)
• 1802 » Johann Moritz Rugendas, German landscape painter of Spanish America († 1858)
• 1816 » 10th Dalai Lama († 1837)
• 1824 » Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist, physician, and philosopher († 1899)
• 1826 » Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist and politician († 1900)

• 1703 » George Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, (b. 1678)
• 1751 » Thomas Coram, English captain and philanthropist, founded Foundling Hospital (b. 1668)
• 1772 » Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (b. 1688)
• 1788 » Charles Wesley, English missionary and poet (b. 1707)
• 1792 » Gustav III of Sweden (b. 1746)
• 1800 » Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French general and engineer (b. 1714)
• 1803 » Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian librarian and diplomat (b. 1733)
• 1826 » Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator, and academic (b. 1751)
• 1829 » Cornelio Saavedra, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1759)
• 1848 » John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman (b. 1763)

1. Jan
2. Pieter
3. Hendrik
4. Johannes
5. Cornelis
6. Joannes
7. Jacob
8. Willem
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. Klaas
15. John
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Marie
6. Joanna
7. Catharina
8. Elisabeth
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Grietje
12. Elizabeth
13. Aaltje
14. Adriana
15. Antje
16. Mary

• 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 4 » Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
• May 15 » American Revolution: The Fifth Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
• June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
• July 12 » Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
• September 10 » American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
• September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.

The temperature on March 29, 1776 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.