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Born on Monday February 15, 1700
- Jochem WILLEMS, Oosterlittens
- Joannes op Wis, Duren, Duitsland
- Jochem WILLEMS († 1768)
- John Harper, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1791)
- Charles Davenport, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States († 1802)
- Girtrudis Durschelen, Wegberg (D)
- Jochem Willems, Oosterlittens, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Jochum (Jochem) Willems, Oosterlittens, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1768)
- Jochem Willems, Oosterlittens
- John Painter, Hannington, Wiltshire, England
Died on Monday February 15, 1700
- Suzanne de Baudéan, Paris
- Annichge Cock (70)
- Catherine Kennedy Lady of Cassillis (63), Greyfriars, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Lijst Dirks (35), Andijk
- Maria Pijpers (Pipers), Berg en Terblijt,6325,Valkenburg aan de Geul,Limburg,Nederland
- Maria Magdalena MAYLAENDER MAYLÄNDER MEŸLANDER (0), Hohenacker, Württemberg, Germany
- Claus Hinrich Röhrs (78), Nartum, Ksp.Sottrum
- Hilligje Peters (70)
- Kathrine (Lady of Cassillis) Kennedy * (63), Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
- Marie JOSSE (40), Névez,29920,Finistère,Bretagne,FRANCE
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 15, 1700 at Delpher
Born on February 15
- 1627 » Charles Morton, Cornish nonconformist minister († 1698)
- 1638 » Zeb-un-Nissa, Mughal princess and poet († 1702)
- 1705 » Charles-André van Loo, French painter († 1765)
- 1710 » Louis XV of France († 1774)
- 1725 » Abraham Clark, American surveyor, lawyer, and politician († 1794)
- 1734 » William Stacy, American colonel († 1802)
- 1739 » Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect, designed the Paris Bourse († 1813)
- 1748 » Jeremy Bentham, English jurist and philosopher († 1832)
- 1759 » Friedrich August Wolf, German philologist and critic († 1824)
- 1760 » Jean-François Le Sueur, French composer and educator († 1837)
Died on February 15
- 1600 » José de Acosta, Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist (b. 1540)
- 1621 » Michael Praetorius, German organist and composer (b. 1571)
- 1637 » Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1578)
- 1738 » Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684)
- 1781 » Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1729)
- 1818 » Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (b. 1746)
- 1835 » Henry Hunt, English farmer and politician (b. 1773)
- 1839 » François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian rebel (b. 1803)
- 1842 » Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (b. 1754)
- 1844 » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
Names that were popular for boys in 1700
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jean
- Jacobus
- John
- Jansz
- Dirk
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1700
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Jans
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Anne
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1700
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 26 » The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
- February 27 » The island of New Britain is discovered by Europeans.
- February 28 » Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
- March 1 » Sweden introduces its own Swedish calendar, in an attempt to gradually merge into the Gregorian calendar, reverts to the Julian calendar on this date in 1712, and introduces the Gregorian calendar on this date in 1753.