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Born on Wednesday November 28, 1703
- Anna Johannetta NN
- Francois Leerink, 's-Gravenhage Zhl. NL († 1750)
- Franz DE HAY, Niederlahnstein
- Andreas Mehlhorn, Niederschlema, Deutschland
- Adrianus Henricus van ESCH, Strijp, Eindhoven, 3547, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Engelbertus JEUCKEN, Helden Limburg Nederland
- Geurtjen Stevens Dings, Tegelen
- Catharina Seghers, Sint-Amands
- Adrianus (Arien) Thomasse Colen, Vlijmen († 1758)
- Caspari Ernsti Elbers, Hattingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
Died on Wednesday November 28, 1703
- Maria de Geer (83), Utrecht
- Neeltje Cornelisdr Knaep (63), Zegveld, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Mari, Son en Breugel
- Catharina Houben (21), Roggel
- Mari N.N., Son en Breugel
- Joannes van Gheem (69), Stekene
- Neeltje van der Nieburgh, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Neeltje Cornelis Knaeps (63), Zegveld
- Neeltje van der Nieburgh, Utrecht, Nederland
- Joannes DE SMET (54), Opwijk
Born on November 28
- 1640 » Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish captain and explorer († 1698)
- 1661 » Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, English soldier and politician, 14th Colonial Governor of New York († 1723)
- 1681 » Jean Cavalier, French rebel leader († 1740)
- 1682 » Betty Parris, Witch from Salem († 1760)
- 1694 » Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen († 1728)
- 1700 » Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer and mathematician († 1764)
- 1700 » Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach († 1770)
- 1757 » William Blake, English poet and painter († 1827)
- 1760 » Maria Teresa Poniatowska, Polish noblewoman († 1834)
- 1772 » Luke Howard, English chemist and meteorologist († 1864)
Died on November 28
- 1667 » Jean de Thévenot, French linguist and botanist (b. 1633)
- 1675 » Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh, English soldier and politician (b. 1608)
- 1675 » Leonard Hoar, English minister and academic (b. 1630)
- 1680 » Athanasius Kircher, German priest, philologist, and scholar (b. 1601)
- 1680 » Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor and painter (b. 1598)
- 1680 » Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, Italian painter and architect (b. 1606)
- 1694 » Matsuo Bashō, Japanese poet and scholar (b. 1644)
- 1695 » Anthony Wood, English historian and author (b. 1632)
- 1695 » Giovanni Paolo Colonna, Italian organist, composer, and educator (b. 1637)
- 1698 » Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French soldier and politician, 3rd Governor General of New France (b. 1622)
Names that were popular for boys in 1703
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Johann
- Pierre
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1703
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
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 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 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.