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• Catherine Springer, Frederick Co., MD († 1850)
• Cornelis Scheffer, Vollenhove, Overijssel, Nederland († 1826)
• Bouwen Herkes Bijlsma, Wijnaldum, Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1830)
• Elizabet van der Eijk, Vlaardingen
• Adrianus Breyer, Streefkerk
• Emanuel S. Statler, Shade Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States († 1869)
• Bouwe Herkes Bijlsma, Wijnaldum, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1830)
• Elizabeth Rugh, Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States († 1831)
• Charles Denison, Connecticut († 1851)
• Adrianus Hendriksz Meerburg, Leiden, Leiden, South Holland, The Netherlands († 1845)

• Grietje Mattheus (52), Grijpskerk
• Joanna Maria Hamer (2), Vijlen
• Anna Van Colck (79), Leuth
• Cornelia Ariens Eversteijn (47), Wateringen
• Neeltje Cornelis Nek (45), Schellingwoude
• Domengea FRECHOU VIGNE(S) ou LAVIGNE (45), Arrodets Ez Angles (65)
• Cornelia Ariens Eversteijn (47), ,, Wateringen, Nederland
• Grietje Mattheus Feikes (44), Grijpskerk
• Nicolaus Van Dommele (66), Roeselare
• Hendrina Nienhuijs (13), Huissen

• 1712 » Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis, Maltese linguist, historian and cleric († 1770)
• 1728 » Mary Hayley, English businesswoman († 1808)
• 1735 » John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States († 1826)
• 1751 » Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish-English poet, playwright, and politician, Treasurer of the Navy († 1816)
• 1762 » André Chénier, Turkish-French poet and playwright († 1794)
• 1786 » Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, Canadian captain and author († 1871)
• 1799 » Ignace Bourget, Canadian bishop († 1885)
• 1839 » Alfred Sisley, French-English painter († 1899)
• 1857 » Georges Gilles de la Tourette, French-Swiss physician and neurologist († 1904)
• 1861 » Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter († 1929)

• 1680 » Antoinette Bourignon, French-Flemish mystic (b. 1616)
• 1685 » Michel Le Tellier, French lawyer and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1603)
• 1690 » Hieronymus van Beverningh, Dutch diplomat and politician (b. 1614)
• 1730 » Nedîm, Turkish poet (b. 1681)
• 1757 » Edward Vernon, English admiral and politician (b. 1684)
• 1757 » Osman III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1699)
• 1809 » William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
• 1816 » Frederick I of Württemberg (b. 1754)
• 1842 » Allan Cunningham, Scottish author and poet (b. 1784)
• 1853 » Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (b. 1786)

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 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
• March 9 » The Wealth of Nations by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith is published.
• May 4 » Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
• July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
• August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
• December 25 » George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.

The temperature on October 30, 1776 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.