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May 8, 1703Born on Wednesday May 9, 1703
- Biwe (Eilderts) Aeijolts, Noordbroek, Groningen, Nederland († 1781)
- Aleida Berents van Marle, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland († 1786)
- Catharina Gertrud Schulte, Wesuwe, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Catharina Gertrudis Schulten
- Aleida van Marle, Heerde
- Elisabeth van Mierlo, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Biwe Aeijolts, Noordbroek († 1781)
- Grietje van Beaumont, Haarlem
- Anneke Janse Uitermerkt, Hellouw, Gelderland, Nederland
- Hendrick de Munnick, Overschie
Died on Wednesday May 9, 1703
- Jeanne Gauthier (26), Varennes, Quebec, Canada
- Huberecht Vergoosen, Axel
- Marie Jeanne Carrier (4)
- Catharina DE WITTE (35), Snellegem,8490,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Antoinette Malteste (80), Charolles, Saône-et-Loire, France
- Adriaan Wijnand Donders (22), Tilburg
- Christina LEFEBVRE, Menen Belgie
- Elisabeth Holtman (47)
- Jan Mul (80)
- Peter Hallock (38), Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Born on May 9
- 1594 » Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg, military leader in the Thirty Years' War († 1662)
- 1617 » Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege († 1655)
- 1740 » Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (probable; d. 1816)
- 1746 » Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer († 1818)
- 1763 » János Batsányi, Hungarian-Austrian poet and author († 1845)
- 1800 » John Brown, American activist († 1859)
- 1801 » Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded the town of Fleetwood († 1866)
- 1814 » John Brougham, Irish-American actor and playwright († 1880)
- 1823 » Frederick Weld, English-New Zealand politician, 6th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1891)
- 1824 » Jacob ben Moses Bachrach, Polish apologist and author († 1896)
Died on May 9
- 1657 » William Bradford, English-American politician, 2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony (b. 1590)
- 1707 » Dieterich Buxtehude, German-Danish organist and composer (b. 1637)
- 1736 » Diogo de Mendonça Corte-Real, Portuguese judge and politician (b. 1658)
- 1745 » Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1663)
- 1747 » John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish field marshal and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (b. 1673)
- 1760 » Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint (b. 1700)
- 1789 » Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, French general and engineer (b. 1715)
- 1790 » William Clingan, American politician (b. 1721)
- 1791 » Francis Hopkinson, American judge and politician (b. 1737)
- 1805 » Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian (b. 1759)
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
- Mary
- Jannetje
- 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.
- 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 26 » During the Bavarian Rummel the rural population of Tyrol drove the Bavarian Prince-Elector Maximilian II Emanuel out of North Tyrol with a victory at the Pontlatzer Bridge and thus prevented the Bavarian Army, which was allied with France, from marching as planned on Vienna during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 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.
- December 27 » Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.