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Born on Friday February 17, 1708
- Cathareijn Baijens, Lithoijen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adam Egbert van Holstein Heer van Holsteinborg, Odense, Funen, Denemarken († 1784)
- Andreas Smeyers, Dessel
- Elisabeth Siesouw, Amsterdam
- Christophorus Lippens, Sleidinge (B)
- Franciscus Seben, Oosterhout (Oosterhout) (Noord-Brabant)
- Georg Stahl, Friedigerode, Hessen, Duitsland
- Elisabeth Van Rockegem, Nederbrakel († 1737)
- Ary van der Swaen, Oud Beijerland
- Geertruijd Everts van Ginckel, Amersfoort
Died on Friday February 17, 1708
- Guillaume ANEZO (0), Batz-sur-Mer,44740,Loire-Atlantique,Pays de la Loire,FRANCE
- Jacobus Arien
- Nicolaas CRUL (38), Adegem, 9991, Flandre-Orientale, Belgique
- Henry Champion (98), Lyme,New London,Connecticut
- Anna de Kramer (33), Breskens (weeskamerarchief)
- Elisabeth Torf, Berlaar
- Anne d'Anglure (70)
- Neeltje Havelaar (7)
- Jenneken Aerts (34), Randwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Jacobus van der Heuvel, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on February 17
- 1646 » Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist († 1714)
- 1653 » Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer († 1713)
- 1723 » Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic († 1762)
- 1740 » Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist († 1799)
- 1752 » Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright († 1831)
- 1754 » Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer († 1803)
- 1758 » John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian († 1826)
- 1781 » René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope († 1826)
- 1796 » Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist († 1866)
- 1817 » Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgian jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg († 1904)
Died on February 17
- 1600 » Giordano Bruno, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1548)
- 1609 » Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)
- 1624 » Juan de Mariana, Spanish priest and historian (b. 1536)
- 1659 » Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1593)
- 1673 » Molière, French actor and playwright (b. 1622)
- 1680 » Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (b. 1599)
- 1680 » Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)
- 1715 » Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)
- 1732 » Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)
- 1768 » Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1691)
Names that were popular for boys in 1708
Names that were popular for girls in 1708
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.