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Born on Wednesday January 27, 1700
- Bastiaan Pietersz Nobel, Zuidland
- Heijnderina de Steur, Den Haag († 1769)
- Bastiaani Nobel
- Ariaentie van Loo, Loosduinen
- Cornelius Wouters, Vosselaar († 1780)
- Cornelis Jansz KEIJSER, Nieuw Lekkerland
- Adrianus Paijnenburg, Hilvarenbeek
- Christianus Adams, Horn
- Guilielmus van den Seijlberch, Maarheeze, Brabant, Nederland
- Hillebrand Teunisz, Enkhuizen († 1759)
Died on Wednesday January 27, 1700
- Sijmen Groenevelt (0), Alphen, ZH, Nederland
- Ambroise Auguste De Bette
- Leendert Corneliszn Steenhoeck (43), Numansdorp
- Leendert Cornelis STEENHOEK (37), Numansdorp
- Christoph Frederik van der Ropp Heer van Kumpallen
- "Leendert" Cornelisz Steenhoeck, Numansdorp
- leendert cornelisz steenhoek (37), numansdorp (zuid holland)
- Abraham Jansz van der Thoolen Tertolen, Delft
- Joannes Bruyninckx (2), Rillaar
- Joannes Wouters (0), Gierle
Born on January 27
- 1621 » Thomas Willis, English physician and anatomist († 1675)
- 1662 » Richard Bentley, English scholar and theologian († 1742)
- 1663 » George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Royal Navy admiral († 1733)
- 1687 » Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Würzburg Residence and Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers († 1753)
- 1701 » Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian († 1790)
- 1708 » Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia († 1728)
- 1741 » Hester Thrale, Welsh author († 1821)
- 1756 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer († 1791)
- 1775 » Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, German-Swiss philosopher and academic († 1854)
- 1790 » Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president (1855) († 1867)
Died on January 27
- 1596 » Francis Drake, English captain and explorer (b. 1540)
- 1629 » Hieronymus Praetorius, German organist and composer (b. 1560)
- 1638 » Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish author and poet (b. 1585)
- 1651 » Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1566)
- 1689 » Robert Aske, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1619)
- 1731 » Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the Piano (b. 1655)
- 1733 » Thomas Woolston, English theologian and author (b. 1669)
- 1740 » Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1692)
- 1770 » Philippe Macquer, French historian (b. 1720)
- 1794 » Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille, French general (b. 1765)
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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.