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March 6, 1707Born on Monday March 7, 1707
- Anna Matthijs, Duffel († 1778)
- Harm Wessels, Siddeburen, Groningen, Nederland
- Alida Persoon, Leidschendam
- Eva van der MAST, Dordrecht
- Adrianus Backx, Merksplas († 1762)
- Andreas VAN BUGGENHOUT, Merchtem, 1785, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1780)
- Alijda Willemse Persoon, Veur
- Elisabeth Vanderstraeten, Sint-Martens-Bodegem († 1746)
- Cornelia Cornelisse Vermeijs, Waspik († 1782)
- Hendrik Brinkhof, Neede, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Monday March 7, 1707
- Karel Abrahamse Verbiest (27)
- Margarita Van Den Brande, Opwijk
- Johann Wilhelm von Lerchenfeld (56), Schloss Brennberg, Bayern, Allemagne
- Eise Siegers (52)
- Johanna BEINS (2), Niedermerz / Aldenhoven
- Nicolaas van Alphen (2), Poppel, België
- Maria Cornelisse Raadt, de (76), Rotterdam
- maria roetto (52)
- Johan Willem Vrijheer van Lerchenfeld Heer van Prennberg (56), Prennberg, Oberpalts, Beieren
- Cornelis Willemz Beecken (43), Bavel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 7, 1707 at Delpher
Born on March 7
- 1671 » Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish outlaw († 1734)
- 1678 » Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect, designed the Basilica of Superga († 1736)
- 1693 » Clement XIII, pope of the Catholic Church († 1769)
- 1715 » Ewald Christian von Kleist, German soldier and poet († 1759)
- 1723 » Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy († 1725)
- 1730 » Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, French soldier and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1807)
- 1765 » Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, invented photography († 1833)
- 1785 » Alessandro Manzoni, Italian author and poet († 1873)
- 1788 » Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist and biochemist († 1878)
- 1792 » John Herschel, English mathematician and astronomer († 1871)
Died on March 7
- 1517 » Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (b. 1482)
- 1550 » William IV, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1493)
- 1578 » Margaret Douglas, English daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (b. 1515)
- 1625 » Johann Bayer, German lawyer and cartographer (b. 1572)
- 1724 » Pope Innocent XIII (b. 1655)
- 1767 » Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician, 2nd Colonial Governor of Louisiana (b. 1680)
- 1778 » Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist (b. 1720)
- 1809 » Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight (b. 1753)
- 1810 » Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (b. 1750)
- 1838 » Robert Townsend, American spy (b. 1753)
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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 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.
- October 28 » The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.