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• Abraham Aalbertsz Goudkuijl, Apeldoorn
• Albert Visscher (Stevens), Heerde († 1847)
• Albert Jans Visser, Heerde, Nederland († 1847)
• Donald McDonald, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
• Cornelis Jurjens de Rook, Oostmahorn († 1811)
• Abraham Goudkuil, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1837)
• Aaltjen Neuteboom, Langenholte, Overijssel, Nederland
• Abraham GOUDKUIJL, Apeldoorn,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1837)
• Barbara TANGHE, Gits Belgie († 1844)
• Cornelis van Rijn, Werkhoven, Utrecht, Nederland

• Catharina Slenter (68), Mechelen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Elisabeth Leendertsd TROOST (1)
• Lemuel 1723 Thomas (52), Middleborough, Plymouth, MA, United States
• Stijntjen Brants (89), Amsterdam, Nederland
• Maria Coolen (21)
• Maria Kyvitz (76), Hinsbeck, Glabbach
• Klaas Noortlander (1), Woerden
• Dirk van Engelenburg (86), Amsterdam
• Jacobus Teewisz Mayenburg (96), Mijdrecht,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Radegonde CADET (60), Saint-Pierre,97432,Réunion,Réunion,FRANCE

• 1726 » Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia († 1796)
• 1730 » Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic († 1817)
• 1764 » Jan Paweł Łuszczewski, Polish politician († 1812)
• 1796 » Jan Paweł Lelewel, Polish painter and engineer († 1847)
• 1798 » Wolfgang Menzel, German poet and critic († 1873)
• 1817 » Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet († 1848)
• 1819 » Abner Doubleday, American general († 1893)
• 1821 » Bartolomé Mitre, Argentinian soldier, journalist, and politician, 6th President of Argentina († 1906)
• 1824 » William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer († 1907)
• 1835 » Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author († 1896)

• 1752 » Giulio Alberoni, Spanish cardinal (b. 1664)
• 1757 » Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)
• 1784 » Caesar Rodney, American lawyer and politician, 4th Governor of Delaware (b. 1728)
• 1793 » Gilbert White, English ornithologist and ecologist (b. 1720)
• 1793 » James Dickey, Irish revolutionary (b. 1776)
• 1795 » Johannes Jährig, German linguist and translator (b. 1747)
• 1808 » Ludwik Tyszkiewicz, Polish poet and politician (b. 1748)
• 1810 » Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (b. 1740)
• 1830 » George IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)
• 1836 » Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French soldier and composer (b. 1760)

1. Jan
2. Hendrik
3. Pieter
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. Marie
5. Cornelia
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.
• June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
• July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
• September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
• 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.
• November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.

The temperature on June 26, 1776 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.