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• Angelina Devriendt, Kortemark,8610,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1833)
• Aart de Weerd, Tricht, Nederland († 1857)
• Albert Hendriks, Kollum, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
• Cornelis Versteeg, Arnhem († 1847)
• Antonius Sylvester SIMONS, Meer, Hoogstraten, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
• Arij Meulenberg, Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Nederland († 1847)
• Aafje Wolsink, Varsseveld (GL)
• Cornelis van Houwelingen, Brandwijk († 1846)
• Friske Hepkesz HEPKEMA, Diken, De Fryske Marren, Fryslân, Netherlands
• Carl August Ludwig Adolph Ziegesar, von, Schierstein am Rhein († 1829)

• Harmina Dijkink (65), Almen (Gorssel)
• Barent Blom (0), Texel
• Dirk Dirksz VERLOOP (55), Piershil
• Anne BELLANGER BUSLOT (60), Nogent-le-Bernard, 72110, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
• Gertrudis Brekelmans (39), Loon op Zand
• Heimen Rengersen (46), Barneveld
• Adrianus Agneessens (3), Gooik, 1755, België
• Bernardus Bastiaansz Suijker (76), Sint Maartensregt
• Hendrik Wijchgel (48), Appingedam, Groningen, Nederland
• Arent Gerhards Sellis (0), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1720 » Charles Edward Stuart, Scottish claimant to the throne of England († 1788)
• 1738 » Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India († 1805)
• 1741 » Gottfried August Bürger, German poet and academic († 1794)
• 1763 » Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral († 1806)
• 1776 » Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist († 1832)
• 1798 » Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian physician, philologist, and academic († 1850)
• 1805 » Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author († 1876)
• 1815 » George Meade, American general and engineer († 1872)
• 1830 » Alexander Smith, Scottish poet and critic († 1867)
• 1830 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian ruler († 1895)

• 1691 » Dudley North, English merchant and economist (b. 1641)
• 1691 » Robert Boyle, Irish chemist and physicist (b. 1627)
• 1705 » Catherine of Braganza (b. 1638)
• 1719 » John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (b. 1646)
• 1730 » Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet (b. 1651)
• 1742 » Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. 1661)
• 1775 » Richard Montgomery, American general (b. 1738)
• 1799 » Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and author (b. 1723)
• 1818 » Jean-Pierre Duport, French cellist (b. 1741)
• 1872 » Aleksis Kivi, Finnish author and playwright (b. 1834)

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)
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
• March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
• June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
• June 28 » American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.
• August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
• September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.

The temperature on December 31, 1776 was about -3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.