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May 2, 1707Born on Tuesday May 3, 1707
- Livinus Raes, Haeltert in de Sint-Gorikskerk († 1722)
- Marguerite HEROS, Saint-Paul,97428,Réunion,Réunion,FRANCE († 1787)
- Joanna Van Laethem, Gooik, België († 1786)
- Joanna Maria Roelens, Ardooie West Vlaanderen België († 1746)
- Jacoba van Steen, Sprundel
- Maria Johannes Deckers, Tilburg († 1747)
- Jacoba van Steen, Sprundel
- Anna Gerardi van Wouw, Dussen
- Maria Catherina De Rijcke, Sinaai (B)
- Daniel SERVRANCKX, Sint-Kwintens-Lennik,1750,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE († 1772)
Died on Tuesday May 3, 1707
- Susanna Cornelia Studler Van Surck (21), 's Gravenhage
- Anna de Bonte (50), Sinaai
- Harmen Lambertsz Cos (43), Huijsen
- Johannes Mathias Hering (Germany) 1655 (51), Kirch-Beerfurth, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany
- Elizabeth Claasdr Hofland (46), Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Sijtie Cornelisdr Hogendijck
- Johannes Mathias Hering (51), Kirch-Beerfurth, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany
- Petrus Homms (48)
- Laurents Ackerman (56), Little Ferry, Bergen, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
- Harmen Lambertsz. Cos (43)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 3, 1707 at Delpher
Born on May 3
- 1632 » Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nurse and saint, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec († 1668)
- 1662 » Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, designed the Pillnitz Castle († 1736)
- 1678 » Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair († 1747)
- 1695 » Henri Pitot, French physicist and engineer, invented the Pitot tube († 1771)
- 1729 » Florian Leopold Gassmann, Czech composer († 1774)
- 1761 » August von Kotzebue, German playwright and author († 1819)
- 1764 » Princess Élisabeth of France († 1794)
- 1768 » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman († 1838)
- 1783 » José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru († 1858)
- 1814 » Adams George Archibald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia († 1892)
Died on May 3
- 1679 » James Sharp, Scottish archbishop (b. 1613)
- 1693 » Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607)
- 1704 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Czech-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1644)
- 1724 » John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (b. 1662)
- 1750 » John Willison, Scottish minister and author (b. 1680)
- 1752 » Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (b. 1692)
- 1758 » Pope Benedict XIV (b. 1675)
- 1763 » George Psalmanazar, French-English author (b. 1679)
- 1764 » Francesco Algarotti, Italian philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1712)
- 1779 » John Winthrop, American mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1714)
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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.
- 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.
- November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.