About the day » Friday May 29, 1739Calender converter

• Franciscus [Hermanus] van de Ven, Eersel
• Gregorius van Otterdyk, Someren
• Jacques Ignace BERREVILLE, Rubrouck... Hauts de France († 1805)
• Arnoldus Prangers, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1828)
• Jan Marees, Beemster († 1789)
• Gerbrandus Cornelis Metz, Nes RK
• Anna Baggerman, gorinchem († 1741)
• Herke Bouwes Bijlsma, Wijnaldum, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
• Franciscus van de Ven, Eersel (N.Br.) († 1807)
• Jan van der Pol, Kralingen

• Harmen Dirks Meijer (39)
• Aartje van HEUSDEN, Zuilichem (Gld.)
• Margarieta Wichering (30), Groningen
• Antonius Joosten de Vette (87), Someren, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Anthonia van der Stoop (69), Rotterdam
• Marieke Alders
• Catharina Porten (56), Bekond, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
• Johan | Joan | Joannes BREYE | Bree | Breie | Breide (54), Dolberg (M`nsterland, Westfalen), Germany
• Adamus Van Hees (80), Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Marieke ALDERS (39), Hornhuizen, Kloosterburen, De Marne, Groningen, Nederland

• 1630 » Charles II of England († 1685)
• 1675 » Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher († 1715)
• 1716 » Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist († 1800)
• 1722 » James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician († 1773)
• 1730 » Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer († 1803)
• 1736 » Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia († 1799)
• 1780 » Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist († 1855)
• 1794 » Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer and selenographer († 1874)
• 1797 » Louise-Adéone Drölling, French painter († 1836)
• 1823 » John H. Balsley, American carpenter and inventor († 1895)

• 1660 » Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1615)
• 1691 » Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629)
• 1790 » Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)
• 1796 » Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (b. 1720)
• 1814 » Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (b. 1763)
• 1829 » Humphry Davy, English-Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1778)
• 1847 » Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
• 1862 » Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (b. 1791)
• 1866 » Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)
• 1873 » Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)

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

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

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• January 1 » Bouvet Island, the world's remotest island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.
• February 17 » The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
• February 23 » At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
• September 9 » Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
• October 3 » The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian–Turkish War.
• November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

The temperature on May 29, 1739 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: omtrent helder.