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• Daniel Lennon, Dutchess, New York, United States († 1874)
• Carolus Augustus Josephus Francken, Namen,5000,Namur,Wallonië,België († 1863)
• Domien Raeman, Laarne († 1833)
• Clasina Haring, Den Haag († 1837)
• Aalt Bijvank, Putten († 1851)
• Cornelia Gerarda Muller, Amsterdam († 1854)
• Adrianus van Loon, Oosterhout, NB, Nederland († 1783)
• Betsey Long, Harwich, Barnstable, MA, United States († 1852)
• Derk Jans Laning, Roden († 1855)
• Christina Elizabeth Topsvoort, aalsmeer († 1820)

• van Woerden, Beverwijk,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Jan Baptist Guinis (48), Everberg, 3078, België
• Adriana Jansen Hessels, Terheijden, Noord Brabant
• Geertruij van PIETERSON (31), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Furtado Pinheiro (91), Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brasil
• Cornelia Cornelisd Van Der STRAATEN (1)
• Jacoba WITTEBOLS (71), Leefdaal (Bertem), Vlaams-Brabant, België
• Antonina Huijssen, Terneuzen
• Ariaantje Ariensdochter Warmenhoven (60), Wateringen
• Elisabeth Van Hoof (1), Zoersel

• 1720 » Gilbert White, English ornithologist and ecologist († 1793)
• 1724 » Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony († 1780)
• 1750 » Frederick Adolf, duke of Östergötland († 1803)
• 1796 » Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher and academic († 1879)
• 1811 » William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet († 1863)
• 1818 » Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden († 1896)
• 1821 » Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer († 1910)
• 1837 » Vasil Levski, Bulgarian priest and activist († 1873)
• 1843 » Virgil Earp, American marshal († 1905)
• 1845 » Tristan Corbière, French poet († 1875)

• 1695 » Johannes Camphuys, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1634)
• 1698 » Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian and author (b. 1633)
• 1721 » Jean-Antoine Watteau, French painter (b. 1684)
• 1730 » François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general (b. 1644)
• 1756 » Pieter Langendijk, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1683)
• 1792 » John Paul Jones, Scottish-American admiral and diplomat (b. 1747)
• 1817 » Jane Austen, English novelist (b. 1775)
• 1837 » Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader (b. 1777)
• 1863 » Robert Gould Shaw, American colonel (b. 1837)
• 1872 » Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 26th President of Mexico (b. 1806)

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

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Marie
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Joanna
9. Trijntje
10. Grietje
11. Adriana
12. Neeltje
13. Aaltje
14. Antje
15. Elizabeth
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)
• April 15 » Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War (or American War of Independence) are ratified.
• April 18 » Three-Fifths Compromise: the first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation. This was later adopted in the 1787 Constitution.
• May 26 » A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrated the end of fighting in the American Revolution.
• August 4 » Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths.
• October 15 » The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.
• December 4 » At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.

The temperature on July 18, 1783 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: omtrent helder.