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Born on Wednesday November 14, 1703
- Joannes Jansen (Janssen, Jans)
- Jean Thiâ©baud SCHAFFHAUSER, Linthal (68610, Haut-Rhin, France) († 1780)
- Gerrit Joris Meurs, Voorhout
- Catharina Geraets, Kessel
- Arthur Lightburn, Kirkland, Cumberland, England († 1786)
- Gerrit Jorisz MeurS, Voorhout
- Hermanus Boom, Nijmegen
- Gerrit Meurs, Voorhout
- Catharina Gisberts, Weert
- Jaapje Geesthuijsen, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Wednesday November 14, 1703
- Armand Markgraaf van Pracomtal (38), Slag bij Speierbach, Rheinland-Palts
- Elisabeth Joos Duijnen (56), Kalmthout (B)
- Jan Pietersz VISSER (52)
- Oettien Willems Ramaker (2), Huizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Petrus Goormans (61), Kessel, 2560, België
- Barbara Keeteleers (7), Scherpenheuvel
- Petrus Aernouts (0), Loenhout
- Jeanne Grou (16), Montreal, Quebec, New, France
- Catherine DE NAEGHELE, Oedelem,West Vlaanderen,BELGIE
- Joannes Coone (49), Sinaai, België
Born on November 14
- 1650 » William III of England, Prince of Orange, King of England, Scotland and Ireland († 1702)
- 1663 » Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, German organist and composer († 1712)
- 1719 » Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor († 1787)
- 1765 » Robert Fulton, American engineer, Early steamboat pioneer († 1815)
- 1771 » Marie François Xavier Bichat, French anatomist and physiologist († 1802)
- 1776 » Henri Dutrochet, French physician, botanist, and physiologist († 1847)
- 1777 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician († 1859)
- 1778 » Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer († 1837)
- 1779 » Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright († 1850)
- 1797 » Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist and lawyer († 1875)
Died on November 14
- 1633 » William Ames, English philosopher and academic (b. 1576)
- 1687 » Nell Gwyn, English mistress of Charles II of England (b. 1650)
- 1691 » Tosa Mitsuoki, Japanese painter (b. 1617)
- 1716 » Gottfried Leibniz, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1646)
- 1734 » Louise de Kérouaille, duchess of Portsmouth (b. 1649)
- 1739 » Juan de Galavís, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop of Santo Domingo and Bogotá (b. 1683)
- 1746 » Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (b. 1709)
- 1749 » Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (b. 1713)
- 1817 » Policarpa Salavarrieta, Colombian seamstress and spy (b. 1795)
- 1825 » Jean Paul, German journalist and author (b. 1763)
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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.
- February 4 » In Edo (now Tokyo), all but one of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death.
- May 21 » Daniel Defoe is imprisoned on charges of seditious libel.
- May 27 » Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
- December 7 » The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120mph, and 9,000 people die.
- December 27 » Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.