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July 16, 1703Born on Tuesday July 17, 1703
- Jakobus van Alphen, Katwijk, Nederland
- Hillegond Tijmens Ham, Zaandam
- Claesjen Reijnderts, Oldeholtpade
- Maria Clara van der Hagen, Leiden († 1765)
- Godert Dirckszn. van Lynden, Amerongen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1786)
- Isabel DeLaCandelaria, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
- Catharina VAN LOO, Wezembeek-Oppem, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1784)
- Cornelis Hubertus de Wijse, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Conrad Reith, Halsbach, Landkreis Fulda, Hessen, Duitsland
- Jean Francois BESSEMANS, Sint-Truiden, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
Died on Tuesday July 17, 1703
- Gilbert van Colen (67)
- Willem Joosten SPRINKHUIZEN (50), Delft
- Elske Keiser, Brockstreek
- Petrus Antonius (De Stobbelaere) STOBBELAIRE (51), Stekene,9190,Oost-Vlaanderen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Rebecca Paine or Payne (85), Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
- REBECCA POTTER (MA) PAINE (85), Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
- Gijsbert van Colen (67)
- Jan Cornuyt (65), Erpe
- Petrus Stobbelaer (Stopelare, Stobbelers)) (51), STEKENE
- Rebecca PAYNE (85), Reading, Middles Essex, massachussetts, United States of America
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 17, 1703 at Delpher
Born on July 17
- 1674 » Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter and theologian († 1748)
- 1695 » Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim († 1766)
- 1698 » Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher († 1759)
- 1708 » Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth († 1769)
- 1714 » Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic († 1762)
- 1744 » Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States († 1814)
- 1763 » John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman and philanthropist († 1848)
- 1774 » John Wilbur, American minister and theologian († 1856)
- 1797 » Paul Delaroche, French painter and academic († 1856)
- 1823 » Leander Clark, American businessman, judge, and politician († 1910)
Died on July 17
- 1603 » Mózes Székely, Hungarian noble (b. 1553)
- 1645 » Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, English-Scottish politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (b. 1587)
- 1704 » Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer (b. 1657)
- 1709 » Robert Bolling, English planter and merchant (b. 1646)
- 1725 » Thomas King, English and British soldier, MP for Queenborough, lieutenant-governor of Sheerness (b. before 1660?).
- 1762 » Peter III of Russia (b. 1728)
- 1790 » Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (b. 1723)
- 1791 » Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian missionary and author (b. 1717)
- 1793 » Charlotte Corday, French murderer (b. 1768)
- 1794 » John Roebuck, English chemist and businessman (b. 1718)
Names that were popular for boys in 1703
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Johann
- Pierre
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1703
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1703
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 30 » The Forty-seven rōnin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master, by killing Kira Yoshinaka.
- February 4 » In Edo (now Tokyo), all but one of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death.
- May 21 » Daniel Defoe is imprisoned on charges of seditious libel.
- July 26 » During the Bavarian Rummel the rural population of Tyrol drove the Bavarian Prince-Elector Maximilian II Emanuel out of North Tyrol with a victory at the Pontlatzer Bridge and thus prevented the Bavarian Army, which was allied with France, from marching as planned on Vienna during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- August 23 » Edirne event: Sultan Mustafa II of the Ottoman Empire is dethroned.
- December 27 » Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.