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August 3, 1707Born on Thursday August 4, 1707
- Hendrina van DOUSBORGH, Heusden
- Dorothea Willems Branndts BRANTS, Oirschot,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Catharina Janssen Schrauwen, Nispen-Essen († 1748)
- Johann Heinrich KRUG, Mainz, 55001, Rheinland-Pfalz, Allemagne († 1756)
- Alexander Odinot, Wijk bij Duurstede
- Anna Euphemia Belleflam, Amsterdam († 1727)
- Lucas KISTEMAKER, Amsterdam
- jacques philippe DAUMERIE, Thoricourt (Belgium)
- jean philippe brunebarbe, liessies-nord († 1727)
- Catharina Joannes Petrus Schrauwen, Essen († 1748)
Died on Thursday August 4, 1707
- Cary NEWTON
- Maria Sleebus (59), Londerzeel
- Crijntie Pietersdr Slooff (77), Wateringen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Ludovica De Vylder (64), Heusden
- Neeltje, Amsterdam
- Crijntje* Pieters Slooff (77), Wateringen
- Geertje Alberts Visser (87)
- Krijntje Pieters Slooff, Wateringen
- Dirkje Jansdr van de Wael (47), Jaarsveld
- Crijntje Pietersdr Slooff (77), Wateringen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 4, 1707 at Delpher
Born on August 4
- 1604 » François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French cleric and author († 1676)
- 1623 » Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1641–1680) and Hanau-Münzenberg (1642–1680) († 1685)
- 1701 » Thomas Blackwell, Scottish historian and scholar († 1757)
- 1704 » Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans († 1752)
- 1719 » Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist († 1767)
- 1721 » Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1803)
- 1755 » Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor († 1805)
- 1792 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright († 1822)
- 1805 » William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1865)
- 1821 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton († 1892)
Died on August 4
- 1598 » William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English academic and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1520)
- 1612 » Hugh Broughton, English scholar and theologian (b. 1549)
- 1639 » Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Mexican actor and playwright (b. 1581)
- 1718 » René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656)
- 1727 » Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647)
- 1741 » Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1676)
- 1778 » Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1698)
- 1792 » John Burgoyne, English general and politician (b. 1723)
- 1795 » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)
- 1804 » Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (b. 1731)
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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.
- 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.