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Born on Sunday October 2, 1701
- "Neeltje" Pietersdr Verkaede, Maasland († 1735)
- Alida Went, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aloff Gerritsen, Hengelo
- Antonij van Meteren, Schoonrewoerd († 1763)
- Aernoud van der Veere, Biervliet (NG dopen)
- Antonij Willemsz van Meeteren (Meteren), Schoonrewoerd († 1763)
- Adrianus Jaspersz Boender, Maasdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Annichie Euwitsdr. Timmer, Molenaarsgraaf
- Antonij Willemsz van Meeteren, schoonrewoerd (zuid holland)
- Allagonda Piersema, Groningen († 1773)
Died on Sunday October 2, 1701
- Abraham Jacobsz Kentijn (58)
- Johann Ulrich MISTLER (86), Kröppen,,Rhineland-Palatinate,GERMANY
- Lena van Leeuwen (1), Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Heindrik Jansz Van Der LINDEN (2)
- Juliana Sibylla (65), Rühn/MB
- Marie-Anne Ayotte, Hayot (38), Québec, Québec, Canada
- Martijntje Huijgensdr. Staalman (42)
- Abraham Quentin (58)
- Franciscus Willibrordus Ladmirant (1), Mechelen-St-Pieter &, Paul
- Anna Heltzel (42), Steinschönau (Kamenický Šenov), Königreich Böhmen (jetzt: Tschechien)
Born on October 2
- 1589 » Muhammad Parviz, Mughal Empire emperor († 1626)
- 1644 » François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author († 1724)
- 1704 » František Tůma, Czech organist and composer († 1774)
- 1718 » Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic († 1800)
- 1727 » Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian entomologist and academic († 1806)
- 1768 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician († 1854)
- 1798 » Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831–49) († 1849)
- 1800 » Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader († 1831)
- 1815 » James Agnew, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania († 1901)
- 1821 » Alexander P. Stewart, American general († 1908)
Died on October 2
- 1629 » Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)
- 1629 » Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian (b. 1575)
- 1678 » Wu Sangui, Qing Chinese general (b. 1612)
- 1685 » David Teniers III, Flemish painter (b. 1638)
- 1708 » Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (b. 1650)
- 1709 » Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1639)
- 1724 » François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)
- 1746 » Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (b. 1666)
- 1764 » William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1720)
- 1775 » Fukuda Chiyo-ni, Japanese nun and poet (b. 1703)
Names that were popular for boys in 1701
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- John
- Johann
- Pierre
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1701
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Johanna
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Trijntje
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1701
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 9 » Safavid troops retreat from Basra, ending a three year occupation.
- May 23 » After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.
- July 9 » A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Battle of Carpi.
- July 19 » Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.
- August 4 » Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed.
- September 16 » James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.