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• Cornelis ter Burch, Haarlem († 1850)
• Amelie von Schlieben († 1845)
• Cornelia (Neeltje) Achterhof \ Achterof, Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1841)
• Bernard ROCHEFRETTE, Gray, 70279, Haute Saône, Franche-Comté, France
• Amalia Louise van Schlieben, Berlijn († 1845)
• Albert Willems Korten, Oldebroek, Nederland († 1808)
• Carolus Van Hijfte, Evergem, België
• Albert Willemsz, Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albert Korten, Oldebroek, Gelderland, NL († 1808)
• Cornelius van Diest, Breugel, Son en Breugel

• Barbara SNOECK (60), Pamel
• Cornelis Paulus Biesta (40), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andreas guilhelmus Somers (56), Boom
• Henrietta Elisabeth Bentinck tot Schoonheten en Yr (0), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Guilielmus (Guillaume) Willem DEGROOTE (78), Emelgem
• Aalbert Harmenz Burgering (72), Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• François Langenus (74), Mechelen (B)
• Cornelia Jans Carpins (67), Oisterwijk
• Elisabeth MOONEN (54), Hilvarenbeek, 3738, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Claes Jansz Kruijt (74), Kralingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

• 1710 » Francesco Zahra, Maltese painter († 1773)
• 1789 » Carlos Soublette, Venezuelan general and politician, 11th President of Venezuela († 1870)
• 1832 » Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower († 1923)
• 1837 » E. W. Bullinger, English minister, scholar, and theologian († 1913)
• 1852 » Henri Becquerel, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1908)
• 1859 » L. L. Zamenhof, Polish linguist and ophthalmologist, created Esperanto († 1917)
• 1860 » Abner Powell, American baseball player and manager († 1953)
• 1860 » Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and educator, Nobel Prize laureate († 1904)
• 1861 » Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, co-founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company († 1938)
• 1861 » Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 3rd President of Finland († 1944)

• 1683 » Izaak Walton, English author (b. 1593)
• 1688 » Gaspar Fagel, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1634)
• 1688 » Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart, French nobleman (b. 1636)
• 1715 » George Hickes, English minister and scholar (b. 1642)
• 1753 » Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, designed Chiswick House (b. 1694)
• 1792 » Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish pianist, violinist, and composer (b. 1756)
• 1812 » Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad (b. 1745)
• 1819 » Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (b. 1749)
• 1855 » Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician and academic (b. 1803)
• 1878 » Alfred Bird, English chemist and businessman, invented baking powder (b. 1811)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Joannes
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. Klaas
15. John
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Joanna
6. Catharina
7. Elisabeth
8. Cornelia
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Grietje
12. Antje
13. Adriana
14. Elizabeth
15. Aaltje
16. Jannetje

• 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)
• January 2 » American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
• January 15 » American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.
• April 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
• September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
• September 19 » American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
• October 7 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.

The temperature on December 15, 1777 was about 3.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken mist.