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• Adam Royackers, Lieshout († 1776)
• Aaltijn Jans Mighiels, (GR) Onstwedde († 1833)
• Albert Romans, Asperen, Nederland († 1837)
• Aaltje Nobel, Lekkerkerk († 1839)
• Aalt Aarts van Dijk, Kampereiland, Overijssel, Nederland († 1776)
• Aleida Dragonder, Wierden (Enter, Marke Kedingen, OV)
• Abel Tonkens Tonkes, Blijham (Wedde) († 1831)
• Aaltien Jans Mighels, Blijham († 1833)
• Adrianis de KOK, Delft
• Adam Roijackers, Helmond

• Joannes Franciscus CADEY (67), Alveringen
• JOHN (NUTFIELD) MCKINSTRY (64), Hinsdale, NY
• Aalbert (31), Putten
• Gertrudis de Goij, Gemert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aldegundis DEKKERS (60), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, NEDERLAND
• Gertruyt, Gertruud Baeten (69), Sevenum, Limburg, Nederland
• Aldegundis Paschasius Deckers (60), Bergen op Zoom
• Aldegundis Dekkers (60), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nl
• Aalbert Hendriksen (40), Putten
• Henrik Jansen Slijkhuis (8)

• 1732 » John Broadwood, Scottish businessman, co-founded John Broadwood and Sons († 1812)
• 1738 » Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria († 1789)
• 1742 » Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright († 1755)
• 1744 » James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University († 1813)
• 1767 » Henri Christophe, Grenadian-Haitian king († 1820)
• 1769 » Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada († 1812)
• 1773 » John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic († 1835)
• 1773 » Louis Philippe I of France († 1850)
• 1801 » Hippolyte Carnot, French politician († 1888)
• 1803 » Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Polish-German physicist and meteorologist († 1879)

• 1660 » Paul Scarron, French poet and author (b. 1610)
• 1661 » Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (b. 1630)
• 1688 » Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English soldier and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1652)
• 1762 » Francesco Manfredini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1684)
• 1819 » Charles Emmanuel IV, king of Sardinia (b. 1751)
• 1829 » Pierre Derbigny, French-American politician, 6th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1769)
• 1836 » Johannes Jelgerhuis, Dutch painter and actor (b. 1770)
• 1873 » Paweł Strzelecki, Polish-English geologist and explorer (b. 1797)
• 1883 » Dục Đức, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1852)
• 1891 » Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (b. 1846)

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)
• May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
• July 2 » American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.
• August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
• September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
• November 20 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.
• 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 6, 1776 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.