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April 1, 1702Born on Sunday April 2, 1702
- Arie Jacobsz de Ruiter, Scheveningen, den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1782)
- Adriaen van den Houden, Bruinisse
- Aeltjen Rikkenborg, Hengelo
- Arij Arijens Pee, Barendrecht
- Arie Jacobs de Ruijter, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1771)
- Aart Uriaszn de Looij, Sleeuwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1749)
- Anne Martin, Hulsonniaux, Namur, Belgium
- Anthonius Andreas Janssens, Helden
- Annetien Jans van DIJCK, Kampen
- Anne GENDRON, Saché, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France († 1748)
Died on Sunday April 2, 1702
- Agnes Heijnen, Spaubeek,, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna Magdalena Kemper (49), Hilchenbach-Hillnhütten, Germany
- Anje Derx (Dercks) (71), Oldekerk
- Hannah Coe (70), New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
- Goris Willem Corstiaens NOYENS, Ravels,2381,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Henrich Ochsenfeld (29), Feudingen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Elizabeth Douglas-Hamilton
- Cornelia Arnouts (12), Loenhout (B)
- Cornelia Arnold Aernouts, Loenhout
- Isaac Veffver, Herfølge Kirke, Bjæverskov, Præstø, Danmark
Born on April 2
- 1618 » Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist († 1663)
- 1647 » Maria Sibylla Merian, German-Dutch botanist and illustrator († 1717)
- 1653 » Prince George of Denmark († 1708)
- 1696 » Francesca Cuzzoni, Italian operatic soprano († 1778)
- 1719 » Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet († 1803)
- 1725 » Giacomo Casanova, Italian explorer and author († 1798)
- 1788 » Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet and author († 1862)
- 1788 » Wilhelmine Reichard, German balloonist († 1848)
- 1789 » Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentinian general and politician († 1871)
- 1792 » Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada († 1840)
Died on April 2
- 1640 » Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and poet (b. 1595)
- 1657 » Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
- 1657 » Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest, founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)
- 1672 » Diego Luis de San Vitores, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1627)
- 1672 » Pedro Calungsod, Filipino missionary and saint (b. 1654)
- 1720 » Joseph Dudley, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1647)
- 1742 » James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
- 1747 » Johann Jacob Dillenius, German-English botanist and mycologist (b. 1684)
- 1754 » Thomas Carte, English historian and author (b. 1686)
- 1787 » Thomas Gage, English general and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1719)
Names that were popular for boys in 1702
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jean
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jansz
- John
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1702
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Mary
- Jans
- Van
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Jeanne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1702
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- March 8 » Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
- March 11 » The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time.
- July 19 » Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow.
- November 10 » English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War.
- December 30 » Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.