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• Christina Henricus Vercuijlen, Schijndel
• Cornelis ( de Kievit ) KIEVITS, Klundert,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND († 1855)
• Christina Vercuijlen, Schijndel
• Alida FRANKEN, Zoeterwoude († 1818)
• Christina Henrica Verkuijlen, Schijndel, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1819)
• Anna Barbara Wilhelmus, Maastricht
• Bauke Reinders, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Cornelis Rijsbergen († 1779)
• Aleijda Wijntjes In Emaus, Groenlo, Gelderland, Nederland († 1852)
• Adolf von Einsiedel, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany († 1821)

• Elisha Bigelow (1), Westborough Worcester Massachusetts United States
• Hendrina Vos (82), Angeren, Gelderland, Nederland
• Ida Offermans (22), Voerendaal
• Bartholomeus van de Pol (18), Moergestel
• Bartholomeus Petri van den Brand (32), St. Oedenrode
• Cornelis Leeuw (76), Den Helder
• Gaetano II Sforza (47)
• Jacobus Vlaminck (96), Brugge-Assebroek (WVL)
• Gaetano II Sforza-Cesarini (47), Roma
• (91), Hagen a. TW

• 1734 » Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania († 1817)
• 1739 » Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, French lawyer and politician († 1824)
• 1742 » Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian rebel leader († 1781)
• 1748 » Elias Hicks, American farmer, minister, and theologian († 1830)
• 1778 » Edward Pakenham, Anglo-Irish general and politician († 1815)
• 1809 » Fredrik Pacius, German composer and conductor († 1891)
• 1813 » David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer († 1873)
• 1816 » Johannes Verhulst, Dutch composer and conductor († 1891)
• 1821 » Richard Francis Burton, English soldier, geographer, and diplomat († 1890)
• 1823 » Arthur Blyth, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of South Australia († 1891)

• 1683 » Thomas Killigrew, English playwright and manager (b. 1612)
• 1687 » René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French-American explorer (b. 1643)
• 1697 » Nicolaus Bruhns, German organist and composer (b. 1665)
• 1711 » Thomas Ken, English bishop and hymn-writer (b. 1637)
• 1717 » John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish soldier (b. 1636)
• 1721 » Pope Clement XI (b. 1649)
• 1783 » Frederick Cornwallis, English archbishop (b. 1713)
• 1790 » Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 182nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1713)
• 1797 » Philip Hayes, English organist and composer (b. 1738)
• 1816 » Philip Mazzei, Italian-American physician and philosopher (b. 1730)

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. John
15. Klaas
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)
• 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 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
• 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 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
• September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
• November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.

The temperature on March 19, 1776 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.