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May 28, 1707Born on Sunday May 29, 1707
- Aeltien Gerrits, Veessen gem. Heerde
- Adriaentje Houweling (Mol), Giessen-Nieuwkerk, Nederland
- Aaltien de Weerd, Veessen,Gemeente Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Arie Jacobsz Heijman, Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltjen Gerrits de Weert, Veessen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aefje Jans Wijdenes, Hoorn,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Annigje Ridder, Streefkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Annigje Jans de Ridder, Streefkerk
- Aart Ariens Breur, Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1777)
- Arij Hendrikszn. Vis, Zevenhuizen
Died on Sunday May 29, 1707
- Margaretha van Herwaerden (75), Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Cornelis Jacobsz. Hillenaar (73), Wassenaar aangifte
- Dievertje Burgerhout, Delft
- Jacob Ludwig von Locquenghien auf Laach
- Margaretha van Herwaerden (75), Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Geertje Ariensdr Stam (39), Sliedrecht
- Leendert Gerritsz. Duijker, Wassenaar aangifte
- Elizabeth Aldous (72), Little Linstead, Suffolk, England
- Cornelia Gijsbertsd VERHAGEN (5)
- Gerid Hendriksz BARENDREGT (8)
Born on May 29
- 1627 » Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French princess († 1693)
- 1630 » Charles II of England († 1685)
- 1675 » Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher († 1715)
- 1716 » Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist († 1800)
- 1722 » James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician († 1773)
- 1730 » Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer († 1803)
- 1736 » Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia († 1799)
- 1780 » Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist († 1855)
- 1794 » Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer and selenographer († 1874)
- 1797 » Louise-Adéone Drölling, French painter († 1836)
Died on May 29
- 1593 » John Penry, Welsh martyr (b. 1559)
- 1660 » Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1615)
- 1691 » Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629)
- 1790 » Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)
- 1796 » Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (b. 1720)
- 1814 » Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (b. 1763)
- 1829 » Humphry Davy, English-Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1778)
- 1847 » Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
- 1862 » Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (b. 1791)
- 1866 » Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)
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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.
- 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 28 » The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
- November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.