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Born on Friday December 23, 1707
- Ariaantje OUWEHAND († 1789)
- Anna van Osnabrugge, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Benjamin Fitz Randolph, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States († 1731)
- Bethiah Robie, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten († 1773)
- Catharina van der Louw, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Catherine Caron, Lachine, Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Nouvell France († 1788)
- Anna Roux, Munsterbilzen, Bilzen, Limburg, Belgie
- Catharina Arents Pas, Schipluiden
- Baatje Orcks Deinum, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Arendje Arentsdr Ouwehand, Noordwijk-Binnen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1773)
Died on Friday December 23, 1707
- Govert Andriesz van Sprangh (62)
- Govert Andriessen van Sprangh (59)
- Magdalena Van OOST (27)
- Jeanne de Caux (25), Frouville, 95258, Val d'Oise, Ile-de-France, France
- Anne Paradis (21), Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada
- Cornelis Stolk (1), Overschie, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Neeltje Joppen (Jopsdr) Stolk (37), Groot-Ammers, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Barbara Aryensdr. (58)
- Susanna de Visser (25)
- Cornelis Bosschaert (80), Antwerpen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 23, 1707 at Delpher
Born on December 23
- 1689 » Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer († 1755)
- 1690 » Pamheiba, Indian emperor († 1751)
- 1713 » Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna († 1749)
- 1732 » Richard Arkwright, English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame and Spinning frame († 1792)
- 1745 » John Jay, American jurist and politician, 1st Chief Justice of the United States († 1829)
- 1750 » Frederick Augustus I of Saxony († 1827)
- 1758 » Nathan Wilson, American soldier and politician († 1834)
- 1766 » Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish physicist and chemist († 1852)
- 1777 » Alexander I of Russia († 1825)
- 1790 » Jean-François Champollion, French philologist, orientalist, and scholar († 1832)
Died on December 23
- 1631 » Michael Drayton, English poet and playwright (b. 1563)
- 1638 » Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1552)
- 1646 » François Maynard, French poet and academic (b. 1582)
- 1652 » John Cotton, English minister and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1675 » Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French general and diplomat (b. 1602)
- 1722 » Pierre Varignon, French mathematician and academic (b. 1654)
- 1761 » Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish spy (b. 1725)
- 1763 » Antoine François Prévost, French novelist and translator (b. 1697)
- 1771 » Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (b. 1701)
- 1779 » Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1724)
Names that were popular for boys in 1707
Names that were popular for girls in 1707
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1707
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 1 » John V is proclaimed King of Portugal and the Algarves in Lisbon.
- January 16 » The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
- April 25 » A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- May 1 » The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect.
- August 20 » The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
- October 22 » Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.