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Born on Tuesday February 17, 1705
- Cornelis van der Roest, IJsselstein († 1761)
- Elisabeta van den Bergh, Hooge en Lage Mierde
- Anna Margareta RECH, Dieler / Halsenbach († 1727)
- Hendrikje Korssen, Veenendaal
- Adriana Alida Pompe van Meerdervoort, Dordrecht,Gemeente Dordrecht,South Holland,Netherlands († 1763)
- Grietje Minnes, Wijckel, Nederland († 1780)
- David Davidsz van den Bos, Haarlem
- Ellenor Bolitho, Wendron, Cornwall, England
- Anna Margaretha Breuch, Kettig († 1745)
- Cornelis Ariensz van der Roest, IJsselstein († 1761)
Died on Tuesday February 17, 1705
- Arnoldus van Couten (58), Venlo,Gemeente Venlo,Limburg,Niederlande
- Catarina Van Onderberghe, Beveren, O-Vl, BE
- Huijbert Hendrick Jan DAMEN, Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Johan Quintijn Graaf Jörger van Tollet Vrijheer van Pot (81), Wenen
- Harman Janse Valck (57), Delfshaven
- Joannes Baptista LOUAGE (21), Noordschote, 32017, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Christiaen van Eeghen (32), Amsterdam
- Adriaen Van Der Snoeck, Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
- Catharina Gellius (40)
- Jacobus Corstiaense Groeneweegen, Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 17, 1705 at Delpher
Born on February 17
- 1646 » Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist († 1714)
- 1653 » Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer († 1713)
- 1723 » Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic († 1762)
- 1740 » Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist († 1799)
- 1752 » Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright († 1831)
- 1754 » Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer († 1803)
- 1758 » John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian († 1826)
- 1781 » René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope († 1826)
- 1796 » Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist († 1866)
- 1817 » Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgian jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg († 1904)
Died on February 17
- 1600 » Giordano Bruno, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1548)
- 1609 » Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)
- 1624 » Juan de Mariana, Spanish priest and historian (b. 1536)
- 1659 » Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1593)
- 1673 » Molière, French actor and playwright (b. 1622)
- 1680 » Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (b. 1599)
- 1680 » Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)
- 1715 » Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)
- 1732 » Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)
- 1768 » Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1691)
Names that were popular for boys in 1705
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Dirk
- Johann
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1705
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Mary
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
- Geertje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1705
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- November 15 » Battle of Zsibó: Austrian-Danish victory over the Kurucs (Hungarians).