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March 8, 1703Born on Friday March 9, 1703
- Gerardus, Haps, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1769)
- Harm Clasens, Bellingwolde
- Brigitta Devisschere, Klerken
- Harm Klaasens, Bellingwolde
- Henricus Goossens, Geel, België
- Fredrik van Schutterop, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1738)
- Amelberga Durinck, Temse
- Anna Catharina LÖW, Oberbronn,67110,Bas-Rhin,Alsace,FRANCE
- Anne-Marie MAURER, Illfurth, 68, Haut Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE († 1755)
- Antonia Adrianus van Wijck, Tilburg, Netherlands
Died on Friday March 9, 1703
- Jean FERRÉ (63), Nort-sur-Erdre, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
- Elizabeth Johnston (62), Virginia
- Maria Geert Janse van de Roij, Tilburg
- Rixte Eltjes (57)
- Maria de Roy, Tilburg
- Maria Gerrit Jan de Roij (53), Tilburg
- maria gerrit jan de rooij (51), tilburg
- Anne Johnston Keith (20), Kirketan, Virginia, United States
- Maria Gerit Jan Roij, de (53)
- Magdalene Koch (63), Hatzfeld, Kreis Frankenberg
Born on March 9
- 1662 » Franz Anton von Sporck, German noble († 1738)
- 1697 » Friederike Caroline Neuber, German actress († 1760)
- 1737 » Josef Mysliveček, Czech violinist and composer († 1781)
- 1749 » Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, French journalist and politician († 1791)
- 1753 » Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general († 1800)
- 1758 » Franz Joseph Gall, German neuroanatomist and physiologist († 1828)
- 1763 » William Cobbett, English journalist and author († 1835)
- 1806 » Edwin Forrest, American actor and philanthropist († 1872)
- 1814 » Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet and playwright († 1861)
- 1815 » David Davis, American jurist and politician († 1886)
Died on March 9
- 1566 » David Rizzio, Italian-Scottish courtier and politician (b. 1533).
- 1649 » Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician (b. 1590)
- 1649 » James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier and politician, (b. 1606)
- 1661 » Cardinal Mazarin, Italian-French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1602)
- 1709 » Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English courtier and politician (b. 1638)
- 1808 » Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect (b. 1739)
- 1810 » Ozias Humphry, English painter and academic (b. 1742)
- 1825 » Anna Laetitia Barbauld, English poet, author, and critic (b. 1743)
- 1831 » Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger, German author and playwright (b. 1752)
- 1847 » Mary Anning, English paleontologist (b. 1799)
Names that were popular for boys in 1703
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Johann
- Pierre
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1703
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Mary
- Anne
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Adriana
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.
- May 27 » Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
- July 31 » Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.
- December 27 » Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.