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• Anneken Kroes, Bathmen
• Cornelius Strick, Budel
• Ambrosius Colman, Temse
• Bartus Groters, Henxel (Winterswijk) († 1842)
• Catherine Koop († 1844)
• Barbara Schu, Marpingen († 1822)
• Anna Catharina Gertrud Kathmann, Lohne, Oldenburg, Germany
• Anna Joanna Daelman, Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1830)
• Catharina Henriëtte Cornelia Cock, Angeren, Gelderland, Nederland († 1858)
• Berbertje Tjebelesd Jagersma, Kortezwaag, opsterland.fr.nld († 1818)

• Jacomijntje Both (37), Dirksland
• Helena Coenraets (68), Baarle Hertog
• Jan van der Mije (22), Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria De Herdt (40), Waarloos
• Joannes van Roy (97), Nederweert
• Charles François Baudry (68), Silly, 7830, Belgique
• Clara Dircks Boon (61), Amersfoort, Netherlands
• Antonia Wilhelmina de GRAAFF (28), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Boland, Arnhem Gld
• Clara Dircks Boon, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1764 » Claude Victor-Perrin, French general and politician († 1841)
• 1784 » Allan Cunningham, Scottish author and poet († 1842)
• 1791 » Ferenc Novák, Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet († 1836)
• 1792 » Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Dutch author and academic († 1857)
• 1801 » Johann Nestroy, Austrian actor and playwright († 1862)
• 1810 » Josef Hyrtl, Hungarian-Austrian anatomist and biologist († 1894)
• 1810 » Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist († 1882)
• 1823 » Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic († 1891)
• 1838 » Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria († 1909)
• 1860 » Joseph Cook, English-born Australian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia († 1947)

• 1723 » Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect, designed the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk and Karlova Koruna Chateau (b. 1677)
• 1725 » Florent Carton Dancourt, French actor and playwright (b. 1661)
• 1772 » Martín Sarmiento, Spanish monk, scholar, and author (b. 1695)
• 1775 » Charles Saunders, English admiral and politician (b. 1715)
• 1793 » Joseph Bara, French soldier and drummer (b. 1779)
• 1803 » Küçük Hüseyin Pasha, Turkish admiral and politician (b. 1757)
• 1815 » Michel Ney, German-French general (b. 1769)
• 1817 » William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1745)
• 1837 » Robert Nicoll, Scottish poet (b.1814)
• 1842 » Thomas Hamilton, Scottish philosopher and author (b. 1789)

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.
• April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
• June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
• August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
• September 10 » American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
• September 22 » Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.

The temperature on December 7, 1776 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: betrokken mist.