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Born on Friday August 12, 1707
- Joannes van Schie, Rotterdam
- Andries PARADIJS, Dordrecht
- Joannes Hermann Buddendiek, Wessum, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Digna Verhaert, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Dijmpna van Aert, Roosendaal
- Jan Van Overstraeten, Sint-Martens-Bodegem († 1785)
- Anne Marie Josephe BAUCHAUX, Jauche,Province du Brabant Wallon,Walloon Region,Belgi († 1783)
- Maria KORSTEN, Helden, Limburg, Netherlands († 1775)
- Marie RIEHR, Luemschwiller (68720, Haut-Rhin, France)
- Anne (Marie) Joseph Beauchaux Bauchaux, Jauche (B) († 1783)
Died on Friday August 12, 1707
- Isobel Leslie (47), Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Ericus Duyts (45)
- Etienne BRISSON (33), Pourrain, 89311, Yonne, Bourgogne, France
- Cornelis Gerrit Barendregt (51), Barendrecht
- Cornelis Gerritsz Barendregt (51), Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Gerrit Barendregt (51), Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Gerritsz Barendregt (51), Barendrecht
- Johannes (Jan) Bartholomeusz van der Maath
- Ariaentje Anthonisz (19), Andel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Barbara Sophia von Tettau
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 12, 1707 at Delpher
Born on August 12
- 1599 » Sir William Curtius FRS, German magistrate, English baronet († 1678)
- 1604 » Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shōgun († 1651)
- 1626 » Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer († 1690)
- 1629 » Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Austrian archduchess († 1685)
- 1644 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer († 1704)
- 1686 » John Balguy, English philosopher and author († 1748)
- 1696 » Maurice Greene, English organist and composer († 1755)
- 1762 » George IV of the United Kingdom († 1830)
- 1773 » Karl Faber, Prussian historian and academic († 1853)
- 1774 » Robert Southey, English poet and author († 1843)
Died on August 12
- 1588 » Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder, Italian-English composer (b. 1543)
- 1602 » Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Mughal vizier and historian (b. 1551)
- 1612 » Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1557)
- 1638 » Johannes Althusius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1557)
- 1674 » Philippe de Champaigne, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1602)
- 1689 » Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)
- 1778 » Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (b. 1714)
- 1809 » Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)
- 1810 » Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)
- 1822 » Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (b. 1769)
Names that were popular for boys in 1707
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Willem
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Johann
- John
- Adrianus
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1707
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Mary
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Lijsbeth
- Adriana
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.
- 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.