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Born on Wednesday January 17, 1776
- Anna Neleman, Haastrecht († 1861)
- Adrieaan Kuijpers, Waalre († 1819)
- Andreas (Kohen Elieser) Schweizer, Dernau, 53507, Duitsland († 1862)
- Anna Maria Catharina Aerts, Zoerle-Parwijs, 2260, België († 1828)
- Arie (Arij) Bellaert, Dordrecht,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1861)
- albert RENAUT, Saint-Ghislain (Belgium) Hainaut
- Aaltje Michielsen, Axel († 1831)
- Adriaan de Graaf-, Hilvarenbeek, Nederland († 1831)
- Abeltje Freerks Dijkinga († 1859)
- Anne Garside, Staffordshire, England
Died on Wednesday January 17, 1776
- Antje Isebrants (35)
- Arijaantje Huiberts Deunhouder (71), Puttershoek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Nederland
- Ariaantje Huiberts DEUNHOUWER (70), Puttershoek
- Anna De Sadeleer (74), Aaigem
- Anijt Ysebrants (39), Oosternieland 14
- Eva Pieters, Schokland
- Elisabeth GEERVLIET, Dubbeldam
- Catharina Dielis (70), Lommel
- Ernst Friedrich Gottlieb KUHLMANN (2), Löhne, Herford, Detmold, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Cornelia Waes (0), Raamsdonk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1776 at Delpher
Born on January 17
- 1728 » Johann Gottfried Müthel, German pianist and composer († 1788)
- 1732 » Stanisław August Poniatowski, Polish-Lithuanian king († 1798)
- 1734 » François-Joseph Gossec, French composer and conductor († 1829)
- 1761 » Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist († 1832)
- 1789 » August Neander, German historian and theologian († 1850)
- 1793 » Antonio José Martínez, Spanish-American priest, rancher and politician († 1867)
- 1814 » Ellen Wood, English author († 1887)
- 1820 » Anne Brontë, English author and poet († 1849)
- 1828 » Ede Reményi, Hungarian violinist and composer († 1898)
- 1828 » Lewis A. Grant, American lawyer and general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1918)
Died on January 17
- 1705 » John Ray, English botanist and historian (b. 1627)
- 1718 » Benjamin Church, American colonel (b. 1639)
- 1737 » Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)
- 1738 » Jean-François Dandrieu, French organist and composer (b. 1682)
- 1751 » Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1671)
- 1826 » Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish-French composer (b. 1806)
- 1834 » Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1762)
- 1861 » Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (b. 1821)
- 1863 » Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)
- 1869 » Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1776
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1776
- 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)
- January 1 » American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
- January 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- March 2 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
- April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
- September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
- October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
Weather January 17, 1776
The temperature on January 17, 1776 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.