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Born on Wednesday August 22, 1703
- Adolph (Arnoldus) van Gorcum, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1733)
- Anna Catharina Adriaansens, Hontenisse, Nederland
- Elisabetha Cornelisse Fick., Den Hout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- David Edwards, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., Long Island, NY († 1781)
- Catharina Glaesmaekers, Geleen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna CLANT, Coevorden, Drenthe, NEDERLAND
- Absalom Wofford, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States († 1755)
- Gerard Hagenaars, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1704)
- Cornelis Pietersz. van Vliet, Vlaardingen
- Florentina eeckhout, Sint-Maria-Latem,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1733)
Died on Wednesday August 22, 1703
- Anthony Austin (67), Suffield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Christina Wentzel (69), Altmünden, Duitsland
- Elisabeth Wellens (72), Wuustwezel, 2990, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Joannes De Belser (56), Keerbergen, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Matthias Everats (0), Sint Pieter
- Maria Peter Hendrick Lamberts
- Johanna Brinck, 's-Gravenhage
- Georgius De Smet (54), Lovendegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Dirck Peter Hendrick Lambert
- Pieter Hendriksz van Driel (2), Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on August 22
- 1624 » Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet († 1701)
- 1647 » Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking († 1712)
- 1679 » Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal († 1758)
- 1760 » Pope Leo XII († 1829)
- 1764 » Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer († 1838)
- 1771 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer († 1831)
- 1773 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer († 1858)
- 1778 » James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy († 1860)
- 1788 » Thomas Tredgold, English engineer and author († 1829)
- 1800 » William S. Harney, American general († 1889)
Died on August 22
- 1652 » Jacob De la Gardie, Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (b. 1583)
- 1664 » Maria Cunitz, Polish astronomer and author (b. 1610)
- 1680 » John George II, Elector of Saxony (b. 1613)
- 1681 » Philippe Delano, Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (b. 1602)
- 1701 » John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1628)
- 1711 » Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (b. 1644)
- 1752 » William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (b. 1667)
- 1773 » George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1709)
- 1793 » Louis de Noailles, French general (b. 1713)
- 1797 » Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (b. 1724)
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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.
- 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.