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Born on Saturday December 31, 1707
- Martinus VELGHE, Avelgem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1785)
- Magdalena Mertens, Waarloos, Belgique
- Marie Angelique Migneron, Repentigny, L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada († 1775)
- Catharina van den Graaf, Aalst
- Joannes Coeckelbergs, Heist-op-den-Berg, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Jeanne Rivaud, Prissac, 36168, France
- Elisabeth Trent, Halen
- Brigitte HERION, Rhisnes, Namur, Belgique
- Jacques DEMAY, Montreuil,62170,Pas-de-Calais,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
- Jean Joseph Ridelle - Ridel, Dampremy
Died on Saturday December 31, 1707
- neeltje jansdr van der LINDEN (60), strijen
- Philip Ariensz Qualm (56), Overschie
- Adriana DE LANGHE (52), Idegem, Geraardsbergen, Province of East Flanders, Belgium
- Ellin Wright (39), Rocester,Staffordshire,England
- Bertrand RACAPE (62), Saint-Aubin-du-Pavail,35410, Frankrijk
- Elisabeth van de Cloot (77), Loenhout, Antwerpen, België
- Nicolas ENDERLIN (64), Durlinsdorf (68480, Haut-Rhin, France)
- Philip Ariensz Qualm, Overschie
- Martinus Lenaerts (1), Zichen-Zussen-Bolder,3770,Limbourg,Flandre,Belgique
- Neeltje Jansdochter van der Linden (60), Strijen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 31, 1707 at Delpher
Born on December 31
- 1668 » Herman Boerhaave, Dutch botanist and physician († 1738)
- 1714 » Arima Yoriyuki, Japanese mathematician and educator († 1783)
- 1720 » Charles Edward Stuart, Scottish claimant to the throne of England († 1788)
- 1738 » Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India († 1805)
- 1741 » Gottfried August Bürger, German poet and academic († 1794)
- 1763 » Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral († 1806)
- 1776 » Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist († 1832)
- 1798 » Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian physician, philologist, and academic († 1850)
- 1805 » Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author († 1876)
- 1815 » George Meade, American general and engineer († 1872)
Died on December 31
- 1650 » Dorgon, Chinese emperor (b. 1612)
- 1655 » Janusz Radziwiłł, Polish–Lithuanian politician (b. 1612)
- 1673 » Oliver St John, English judge and politician, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (b. 1598)
- 1679 » Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)
- 1691 » Dudley North, English merchant and economist (b. 1641)
- 1691 » Robert Boyle, Irish chemist and physicist (b. 1627)
- 1705 » Catherine of Braganza (b. 1638)
- 1719 » John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (b. 1646)
- 1730 » Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet (b. 1651)
- 1742 » Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. 1661)
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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.
- 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.
- November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.