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• Auke Oebeles van der Woude († 1861)
• Anna Cornelia van Oevelen, Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonij Jacobs Hoorneman (Hoornemans), Voorst († 1816)
• Adrianus Boeren, Haeghe bij Breda (NL) († 1860)
• Arnoldus Herbertus Walradus (Ornoldus) Dalmolen, Opende († 1853)
• Aleijda Huiskamp, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Anna Liefting, Egmond Binnen († 1800)
• Alberdina Burcharda de Rechteren van Hemert, Bronkhorst,Gemeente Bronckhorst,Gelderland,Netherlands († 1839)
• Anna Catharina Wagemans, Olen († 1856)
• Antonij Jacobs Hoorneman, Voorst († 1842)

• Friedrich Hublitz (0), Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Fiega (Sophia) Lapp Grimley (47)
• Anna Arijsd Veldhoen (0)
• Catharina SCHENCKELAERS (41), Nuenen, 4050, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelia Wilmsen Riet van (69), Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Ariaantje Naaktgeboren (78), ijsselmonde (zuid holland)
• Annetje Maartensdr van Duijvenbode (86), Katwijk aan Zee
• ariaantje johannesdr NAAKTGEBOREN (79), ijsselmonde
• Gerrit Jans Duijt (56), Krommenie
• Grietje Cornelisdr Swaan (60), Rijnsburg

• 1743 » Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French mystic and philosopher († 1803)
• 1751 » Ferdinand Kauer, Austrian pianist and composer († 1831)
• 1752 » John Nash, English architect († 1835)
• 1764 » Samuel Whitbread, English politician († 1815)
• 1779 » Peter Mark Roget, English physician, lexicographer, and theologian († 1869)
• 1782 » Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State († 1852)
• 1793 » Pratap Singh Bhosle, Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire († 1847)
• 1815 » Constantin von Tischendorf, German theologian and scholar († 1874)
• 1835 » César Cui, Russian general, composer, and critic († 1918)
• 1840 » Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and author († 1921)

• 1677 » Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch politician, founded Cape Town (b. 1619)
• 1756 » Francis George of Schönborn-Buchheim, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (b. 1682)
• 1783 » Jeanne Quinault, French actress and playwright (b. 1699)
• 1803 » Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet and academic (b. 1743)
• 1849 » Panoutsos Notaras, Greek politician (b. 1752)
• 1862 » John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the United States (b. 1790)
• 1873 » Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, poet, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1803)
• 1878 » Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist and academic (b. 1788)
• 1886 » Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (b. 1819)
• 1892 » Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1819)

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. Elisabeth
8. Catharina
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)
• 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 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
• June 11 » The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
• September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
• September 22 » Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
• December 5 » Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the College of William & Mary.

The temperature on January 18, 1776 was about -4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder.