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August 1701Born on Monday August 1, 1701
- Andreas Verstrepen, Boom, Antwerpen, België († 1773)
- Geertrudis van Lilaer, Amersfoort, Muurhuyzen
- Adrianus van der Meer, Stompwijk
- Arij Lourensz. van der Meer, Stompwijk
- Ephraim Titus, Newtown, Ulster, New York, British America († 1778)
- Isidore Cauvet, Troisvilles (F) († 1777)
- Joanna de Haert, Ewijk († 1741)
- Egidius Bellens, Walem († 1749)
- Adrianus D'HONDT, Ruiselede, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Joannes LEMMENS, Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands († 1726)
Died on Monday August 1, 1701
- Bonno Roemelingh (48)
- Jan Verstrepen (28), Boom, Antwerpen, Belgie
- PAulus Jansz Verspeck (60), De Lier
- Pouwel Jansz Verspeck (60), De Lier
- Pouwel Jansz. Verspeck (60), De Lier
- Charles DELORME (51)
- Jan Jorisz van der Kars (46)
- Pouwel Jans Verspeck (60), De Lier, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Elisabeth Houben (50), Nuth,Gemeente Nuth,Limburg,Nederland
- Paulus Janszn. (Pouwel) Verspeck (60), De Lier (Z-H), Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 1, 1701 at Delpher
Born on August 1
- 1626 » Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi and theorist († 1676)
- 1630 » Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English politician, Lord High Treasurer († 1673)
- 1659 » Sebastiano Ricci, Italian painter († 1734)
- 1713 » Charles I, German duke and prince († 1780)
- 1714 » Richard Wilson, Welsh painter and academic († 1782)
- 1738 » Jacques François Dugommier, French general († 1794)
- 1744 » Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier, biologist, and academic († 1829)
- 1770 » William Clark, American soldier, explorer, and politician, 4th Governor of Missouri Territory († 1838)
- 1779 » Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and poet († 1843)
- 1779 » Lorenz Oken, German-Swiss botanist, biologist, and ornithologist († 1851)
Died on August 1
- 1603 » Matthew Browne, English politician (b. 1563)
- 1714 » Anne, Queen of Great Britain (b. 1665)
- 1787 » Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, Italian bishop and saint (b. 1696)
- 1795 » Clas Bjerkander, Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist (b. 1735)
- 1796 » Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet, English colonel and politician (b. 1720)
- 1798 » François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, French admiral (b. 1753)
- 1807 » John Boorman, English cricketer (b. c. 1754)
- 1807 » John Walker, English actor, philologist, and lexicographer (b. 1732)
- 1808 » Lady Diana Beauclerk, English painter and illustrator (b. 1734)
- 1812 » Yakov Kulnev, Russian general (b. 1763)
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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)
- 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 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.
- October 9 » The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook.