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• Cornelis Arijszn. Kouwenhoven, Wateringen, ZH, Nederland († 1858)
• Aaltje Peters Westerink, Nunspeet († 1851)
• "Joanna" Johanna Maria Jennemie Johanna Maria, Schijndel († 1830)
• Aeltje Hendriks Brink van, Blaricum
• Aletta Anthonia van Pleuren, Amboina († 1843)
• Berendiena Hunteler, Zelhem (Bronckhorst) († 1826)
• Catharina Welten, Aarle-Rixtel († 1844)
• Aletta Antonia van Pleuren, Amboina, Indonesië († 1843)
• Adrianus Huijbrechts, Merksplas († 1836)
• Barbara Theresia TANGHE, Izegem, 36008, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1781)

• Lammert (Lambert) Sanders (57), Alkmaar
• Barbara LAUWERS (69), Rotselaar, Province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium
• Maria Christina Dominica HENDERICKX, Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
• Adrianus van Rosmalen (51), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• cornelis minnesz boen, amsterdam
• Joannes Robeijns
• Anna Catharina Wuyts (42), Westerlo, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
• Charles Joseph Boitteau (1), Troisvilles (F)
• Bartholomaeus Lischka (71), Jaroniów (Baborów, Gmina Baborów, Powiat Głubczycki, Województwo Opolskie)
• Francois NERON (80), Le Subdray, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France

• 1747 » Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans († 1793)
• 1764 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician, French Minister of War († 1830)
• 1769 » Thomas Lawrence, English painter and educator († 1830)
• 1771 » Richard Trevithick, Cornish-English engineer and explorer († 1833)
• 1780 » Alexander Mitchell, Irish engineer, invented the Screw-pile lighthouse († 1868)
• 1784 » Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal († 1877)
• 1787 » John Robertson, American lawyer and politician († 1873)
• 1794 » Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist and academic († 1867)
• 1802 » Leopold Fitzinger, Austrian zoologist and herpetologist († 1884)
• 1808 » Antonio Meucci, Italian-American engineer († 1889)

• 1695 » Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (b. 1621)
• 1716 » Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, English admiral and politician (b. 1648)
• 1722 » Charles Leslie, Irish priest and theologian (b. 1650)
• 1793 » Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French botanist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1763)
• 1794 » Nicolas Chamfort, French playwright and poet (b. 1741)
• 1826 » Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor (b. 1763)
• 1853 » James Iredell, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of North Carolina (b. 1788)
• 1853 » Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (b. 1788)
• 1855 » Henry De la Beche, English geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1796)
• 1868 » Tewodros II of Ethiopia (b. 1818)

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 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
• June 15 » Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
• 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.
• September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
• October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
• October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.

The temperature on April 13, 1776 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken.