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Born on Thursday October 6, 1701
- Franciscus van Gils, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Brigitta Joos, Brugge, WVld, Be
- Duwertje Hendriks de Boer, Texel
- Adrianus van der Lee, Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1701)
- Catharina Houbar, Oleye
- Abraham Paulusz van der Voorde, Nieuwenhoorn
- Catherine Francoise Boutin, Québec, Quebec, Canada († 1739)
- Dijmpna Potters, Wouw
- Everard Schutter, Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Nederland († 1789)
- Jacobus Mariman, Adegem (B) († 1778)
Died on Thursday October 6, 1701
- Pieter Cornelisz van Tol (27)
- Embertus Drijssen Ambrosie van KESSEL (60)
- Johannette van Sayn-Wittgenstein (69), Jena,TH
- Johan Hendrik van Oppen (46), Berlijn
- Huijgh de Bruijn
- Arent Janse DE NIET (0), Scheveningen, den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Petrus De Backere, Loppem
- Petrus van Dorenmaelen (47), Best
- Peter Plugers (53)
- Auke Obbes (Smit) (51)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 6, 1701 at Delpher
Born on October 6
- 1716 » George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1771)
- 1729 » Sarah Crosby, English preacher, the first female Methodist preacher († 1804)
- 1732 » John Broadwood, Scottish businessman, co-founded John Broadwood and Sons († 1812)
- 1738 » Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria († 1789)
- 1742 » Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright († 1755)
- 1744 » James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University († 1813)
- 1767 » Henri Christophe, Grenadian-Haitian king († 1820)
- 1769 » Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada († 1812)
- 1773 » John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic († 1835)
- 1773 » Louis Philippe I of France († 1850)
Died on October 6
- 1553 » Şehzade Mustafa, Ottoman prince (b. 1515)
- 1641 » Matthijs Quast, Dutch explorer
- 1644 » Elisabeth of France, queen of Spain and Portugal (b. 1602)
- 1660 » Paul Scarron, French poet and author (b. 1610)
- 1661 » Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (b. 1630)
- 1688 » Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English soldier and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1652)
- 1762 » Francesco Manfredini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1684)
- 1819 » Charles Emmanuel IV, king of Sardinia (b. 1751)
- 1829 » Pierre Derbigny, French-American politician, 6th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1769)
- 1836 » Johannes Jelgerhuis, Dutch painter and actor (b. 1770)
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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)
- 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.
- July 24 » Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit.
- 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.