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• Arnoldus Cornelis Bertens, Tilburg († 1835)
• Anna Maria Miller Armentrout
• Anna Franken, Hoogeloon
• Barbara Schneider, Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Abraham Nousen, Hoek
• Beatrix (Gertrudis, Gertrude, Geertruy) Meijers (Meyers,Meers,Meijs,Meijer), Riemst, België († 1835)
• Arnoldus Cornelis Bertens, Tilburg († 1835)
• , Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
• Baukien Everts, Sneek
• Beatrix (Gertrudis)(Geertrui) Meers (Meijers)(Moers)(Meersch), Riemst (B) († 1853)

• Johannes van Oosten (69), rotterdam (zuid holland)
• Helena Hermans (75), Horst, Nederland
• Johannes van WUESTENBORCHS (57), Alphen, 3281, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Margaretha Scheffer (0), Hillegersberg
• Cornelia Kerris, Berg aan de Maas
• Joannes Kennis (74), Reet
• Guilielmus AMEIJE (57), Lendelede, 34025, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Magdalene Birkelbach (0), Schameder, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Jan Berents Eikelboom (56), Veessen, Heerde
• Adriana de Beer (23), Tilburg

• 1741 » Nicolas Chamfort, French author and playwright († 1794)
• 1766 » Wilhelm von Kobell, German painter and educator († 1853)
• 1773 » James Mill, Scottish historian, economist, and philosopher († 1836)
• 1787 » Celestina Cordero, Puerto Rican educator († 1862)
• 1810 » Philip Henry Gosse, English biologist and academic († 1888)
• 1812 » Alexander Herzen, Russian philosopher and author († 1870)
• 1815 » Robert Volkmann, German organist, composer, and conductor († 1883)
• 1818 » Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian journalist and poet († 1870)
• 1820 » Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author († 1910)
• 1823 » Joseph Medill, Canadian-American publisher and politician, 26th Mayor of Chicago († 1899)

• 1686 » Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, Irish-English politician (b. 1614)
• 1707 » Willem van de Velde the Younger, Dutch-English painter (b. 1633)
• 1755 » Richard Rawlinson, English minister and historian (b. 1690)
• 1790 » Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1719)
• 1825 » Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter and educator (b. 1757)
• 1829 » Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (b. 1802)
• 1833 » Adamantios Korais, Greek philosopher and scholar (b. 1748)
• 1838 » José Bonifácio de Andrada, Brazilian poet, academic, and politician (b. 1763)
• 1860 » James Kirke Paulding, American author and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1778)
• 1862 » Albert Sidney Johnston, American general (b. 1803)

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 2 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
• July 8 » Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
• August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
• September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
• September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
• September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.

The temperature on April 6, 1776 was about 7.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: zeer betrokken.