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Born on Tuesday January 30, 1703
- Antje Gerbrands Gorter, Den Burg (Texel, NH)
- Adrianus Schatteman, Gijzenzele († 1753)
- Edme REGNARD, Ligny-le-Châtel (89 Yonne), France († 1733)
- Ann Peet, Stratford Township, Fairfield, Connecticut
- Jantje Buijs, Bennekom
- Baltazar Denoo, Zwevezele († 1710)
- Jabez Fitch, Sr, Norwich, New London, Connecticut († 1784)
- Genevieve Dizy, Champlain, Les Chenaux, Quebec, Canada († 1703)
- Adrianus van Oorschot, Sprundel
- Anna Catharina Duckaerts, Antwerpen, België († 1749)
Died on Tuesday January 30, 1703
- Johann Georg Hellinger (56), Heckfeld, Mosbach, Baden
- Gillis Taveniers (87), Tielt, West Flanders, Belgium
- Oliverius DE LEU (70), Pamel, 23097, Hal-Vilvorde, Belgique
- jeanne BLANCHARD (59), Saint-Denis-d'Oléron,17650,Charente-Maritime,Nouvelle-Aquitaine,FRANCE
- Johannes Jansen Rieke (3), Papenburg, Niedersachsen, Duitsland
- Marguerite LEMAIRE (44)
- Egideus Detavenier (87), Tielt
- Anna Adriani, Zeeland
- (26), Himmern
- Anna Cornelissen van Moorst (32), Scherpenzeel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 30, 1703 at Delpher
Born on January 30
- 1590 » Lady Anne Clifford, 14th Baroness de Clifford († 1676)
- 1628 » George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English statesman († 1687)
- 1661 » Charles Rollin, French historian and educator († 1741)
- 1697 » Johann Joachim Quantz, German flute player and composer († 1773)
- 1703 » François Bigot, French politician († 1778)
- 1720 » Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist († 1778)
- 1754 » John Lansing, Jr., American lawyer and politician († 1829)
- 1775 » Walter Savage Landor, English poet and author († 1864)
- 1781 » Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet († 1838)
- 1816 » Nathaniel P. Banks, American general and politician, 24th Governor of Massachusetts († 1894)
Died on January 30
- 1574 » Damião de Góis, Portuguese historian and philosopher (b. 1502)
- 1606 » Everard Digby, English criminal (b. 1578)
- 1606 » John Grant, English conspirator (b. 1570)
- 1606 » Robert Wintour, English conspirator (b. 1565)
- 1649 » Charles I of England (b. 1600)
- 1664 » Cornelis de Graeff, Dutch mayor (b. 1599)
- 1730 » Peter II of Russia (b. 1715)
- 1770 » Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis, Maltese linguist, historian and cleric (b. 1712)
- 1836 » Betsy Ross, American seamstress, said to have designed the American Flag (b. 1752)
- 1838 » Osceola, American tribal leader (b. 1804)
Names that were popular for boys in 1703
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Johann
- Pierre
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1703
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Mary
- Anne
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Adriana
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1703
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 30 » The Forty-seven rōnin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master, by killing Kira Yoshinaka.
- May 21 » Daniel Defoe is imprisoned on charges of seditious libel.
- May 27 » Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
- July 31 » Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.
- August 23 » Edirne event: Sultan Mustafa II of the Ottoman Empire is dethroned.
- December 27 » Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.