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August 5, 1708Born on Monday August 6, 1708
- Daniel Schieck, Bernsbach, Zwickau, Saxony
- Judoca Van Heffen, Erps († 1782)
- Joannes Baptist DE BACKER, Ranst,2520,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1745)
- Jean, François Potteau († 1743)
- José Felipe de Gusmão e Silva, Pernambuco, Brasil
- Anna Stanton, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British America († 1759)
- Johann Jacob Merklin, Lambsheim, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Adriaan Luijten, Oud-Turnhout (B) († 1784)
- Joachim Schultze, Kleinwusterwitz,Jerichower Land,Sachsen-Anhalt,Bundesrepublick Deutschland († 1773)
- Joannes Willems Haan, Stoutenburg
Died on Monday August 6, 1708
- Margaretha van Kalkreuth (64)
- Adriaentje Schouten, Charlois
- Osée Pasteur (70)
- Adriaentje Schouten, Charlois, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Sebastiaan Huysman (45)
- Johann Ferdinand VON AUERSPERG (52)
- Maria Anna Theresia Lapostole, Mechelen, Sint-Rombouts, 2800, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Wouter Jans Hal van, Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Margareta zu Innhausen und Knyphausen (66)
- Anna De Smet (76), Waarschoot,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
Born on August 6
- 1644 » Louise de La Vallière, French mistress of Louis XIV of France († 1710)
- 1651 » François Fénelon, French archbishop and poet († 1715)
- 1656 » Claude de Forbin, French general († 1733)
- 1666 » Maria Sophia of Neuburg († 1699)
- 1667 » Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician († 1748)
- 1697 » Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor († 1745)
- 1715 » Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author († 1747)
- 1765 » Petros Mavromichalis, Greek general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greece († 1848)
- 1766 » William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist († 1828)
- 1768 » Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general and politician († 1813)
Died on August 6
- 1637 » Ben Jonson, English poet and playwright (b. 1572)
- 1645 » Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, English merchant and politician (b. 1575)
- 1657 » Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ukrainian soldier and politician, 1st Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (b. 1595)
- 1660 » Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1599)
- 1666 » Tjerk Hiddes de Vries, Frisian naval hero and commander (b. 1622)
- 1679 » John Snell, Scottish-English soldier and philanthropist, founded the Snell Exhibition (b. 1629)
- 1694 » Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1612)
- 1695 » François de Harlay de Champvallon, French archbishop (b. 1625)
- 1753 » Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Estonian-Russian physicist and academic (b. 1711)
- 1757 » Ádám Mányoki, Hungarian painter (b. 1673)
Names that were popular for boys in 1708
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Joseph
- Pierre
- Jansz
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1708
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Jeanne
- Mary
- Jans
- Elizabeth
- Van
- Catherine
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.