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• Dorothea Christina Huijsmans, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1854)
• Anna Maria Dympna Vinck, Geel, België († 1846)
• Anna Elisabeth Geysen, Balen, wijk Ongelbergh († 1827)
• Geertje van den Bos, Renswoude
• Ardina Sulsters, Loon Op Zand
• Barbara Rulkens, Maasbracht († 1823)
• Adrien Joseph STRADIOT, Marcq, 55025, Hainaut, Belgique († 1842)
• Anna Maria Keersmaekers, Kontich,, Antwerpen, Belgique († 1860)
• Elisabeth Petronilla Martens, Nijmegen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1852)
• Geertje van den Bosch, Renswoude, Utrecht, Nederland

• Adriaantje Josuasdr van der Gijp (89), willemstad (noord brabant)
• Anna Margarethe Kranz (74), Odersberg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany
• Ida Hesse (0), Scheemda (geregistreerd)
• Cornelis Wouters Boelhouwer (32), Hardinxveld
• Catrina Schoolenaer (47), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Apolonia Hakkenbroek (31), Den Haag
• Catherine DIETEMANN (46), Traubach-le-Haut (68210, Haut-Rhin, France)
• Elisabeth Van Camp, Edegem
• Fritze Jans Danhof (29)
• Andreas Vomhof (55), Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein

• 1718 » Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department († 1778)
• 1732 » Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer († 1817)
• 1743 » Seth Warner, American colonel († 1784)
• 1749 » Edward Jenner, English physician and microbiologist († 1823)
• 1758 » Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician († 1839)
• 1768 » Caroline of Brunswick († 1821)
• 1768 » Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1854)
• 1794 » Anna Brownell Jameson, Irish-English author († 1860)
• 1818 » Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician († 1899)
• 1821 » Sebastian Kneipp, German priest and therapist († 1897)

• 1727 » Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
• 1729 » Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675)
• 1765 » Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713)
• 1797 » Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright and composer (b. 1719)
• 1801 » William Heberden, English physician and scholar (b. 1710)
• 1807 » John Gunby, American general (b. 1745)
• 1809 » Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (b. 1722)
• 1822 » Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1766)
• 1829 » John Jay, American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745)
• 1838 » René Caillié, French explorer and author (b. 1799)

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 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
• April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
• May 4 » Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
• September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
• November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
• November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.

The temperature on May 17, 1776 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.