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Born on Friday October 5, 1708
- cornelis simonsz van der tulp, sommelsdijk (goeree overflakkee)
- Cornelis van der Tulp, Sommelsdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Beerndeken van Albeslo, Winterswijk
- Andreas Albrecht, Sint Niklaas († 1779)
- Christina Geers, Amsterdam
- Cornelius Jan De Bruyn, Wouw (Nl) († 1745)
- Andreas Wenck, Amsterdam
- Annighje Barens Bode, Lopik
- Christianus Pesch, Urmond (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
- Andreas Aelbrecht, Sint Niklaas († 1779)
Died on Friday October 5, 1708
- Haye Ehmen (0), Holtrop, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Laureijs Jansen (93)
- Wolfgang III Graaf van Oettingen-Wallerstein (79), Wenen
- Claude Febvé dit Robinet (25), Vavincourt, Meuse, Lorraine, France
- Stefan Dieffenbacher (76), Eppingen, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Marijtje Nijgh (58), Alphen aan de Rijn
- Hendrick 1 van REETH (0), Boom, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgique
- Antonio Delgado de Escobar (95), Tatuapé, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
- Jatris Pietersd STASE (4)
- Antje ECKES (0), Lutjegast
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 5, 1708 at Delpher
Born on October 5
- 1641 » Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France († 1707)
- 1658 » Mary of Modena († 1718)
- 1687 » Maria Maddalena Martinengo, Italian nun († 1737)
- 1695 » John Glas, Scottish minister († 1773)
- 1703 » Jonathan Edwards, American pastor and theologian († 1758)
- 1712 » Francesco Guardi, Italian painter († 1793)
- 1713 » Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic († 1784)
- 1715 » Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist and educator († 1789)
- 1728 » Chevalier d'Éon, French diplomat and spy († 1810)
- 1743 » Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Italian composer and educator († 1818)
Died on October 5
- 1606 » Philippe Desportes, French poet and author (b. 1546)
- 1629 » Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (b. 1569)
- 1714 » Kaibara Ekken, Japanese botanist and philosopher (b. 1630)
- 1740 » Jean-Philippe Baratier, German astronomer and scholar (b. 1721)
- 1777 » Johann Andreas Segner, Slovak-German mathematician, physicist, and physician (b. 1704)
- 1802 » Sanité Bélair, Haitian freedom fighter (b. 1781)
- 1805 » Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1738)
- 1813 » Tecumseh, American tribal leader (b. 1768)
- 1827 » William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (b. 1761)
- 1848 » Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (b. 1781)
Names that were popular for boys in 1708
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Gerrit
- John
- Johann
- Henricus
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1708
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Adriana
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1708
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- March 11 » Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
- March 23 » James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth as part of the planned French invasion of Britain.
- September 11 » Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
- October 9 » Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya.