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Born on Thursday December 13, 1703
- Anna Catharina Vanden Put, Glabbeek
- Elizabeth Plagniol, Causse-de-la Selle, Hérault, Frankrijk († 1777)
- Adrianus Rochtus, Puurs,, Antwerpen, België († 1721)
- Daniel Palmer, Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States († 1773)
- Francois Desroches, Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada († 1763)
- Isaak du Clou, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Isaak Joosten de Kloe, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Joannes Tambeur, Sint-Joris-Winge, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgie
- John Graham, Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland († 1773)
- Jean BOURSON, Vigy, 57640, Moselle, Lorraine, FRANCE († 1768)
Died on Thursday December 13, 1703
- Jan Bastinck (36), Axel
- Clara Dirck Peter Brekelmans, Moergestel
- Clara Dirck Peter BREKELMANS, Moergestel, 3989, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Hyacinthe Joseph Procope De Ligne D'amblise (43), Paris, Rhône-Alpes, France
- Andreas Ceelen COOLEN (58), Lieshout, 3925, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aleidis Goessens (40), Urmond (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
- Dothias Wiarda (66)
- Ernestus Boelken (7), Ter Haar, Ter Apel, Groningen, Nederland
- Mr Ernestus Boelken (7), Ter Haar, Groningen, Netherlands
- Cornelia van Laerhoven (0), Tilburg, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 13, 1703 at Delpher
Born on December 13
- 1640 » Robert Plot, English chemist and academic († 1696)
- 1662 » Francesco Bianchini, Italian astronomer and philosopher († 1729)
- 1678 » Yongzheng Emperor of China († 1735)
- 1720 » Carlo Gozzi, Italian playwright († 1804)
- 1724 » Franz Aepinus, German astronomer and philosopher († 1802)
- 1769 » James Scarlett Abinger, English judge († 1844)
- 1780 » Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, German chemist, invented the Döbereiner's lamp († 1849)
- 1784 » Archduke Louis of Austria († 1864)
- 1797 » Heinrich Heine, German journalist, poet, and critic († 1856)
- 1804 » Joseph Howe, Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Premier of Nova Scotia († 1873)
Died on December 13
- 1621 » Katarina Stenbock, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)
- 1671 » Antonio Grassi, Italian Roman Catholic priest(b. 1592)
- 1716 » Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)
- 1721 » Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor (b. 1676)
- 1729 » Anthony Collins, English philosopher and author (b. 1676)
- 1754 » Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1696)
- 1758 » Noël Doiron, Canadian Acadia leader (b. 1684)
- 1769 » Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet and hymn-writer (b. 1715)
- 1783 » Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer and demographer (b. 1717)
- 1784 » Samuel Johnson, English poet and lexicographer (b. 1709)
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- December 27 » Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.