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• Dirk Massier, Amsterdam
• Elisabeth ( Lauwies ~ Louwies) Louwis, Rijkhoven-Bilzen († 1770)
• André BEAULOYE, Balâtre, 5190, Namur, Belgique († 1767)
• Catharina ( Trijn ) JANS, Wervershoof,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1764)
• Anneke Jans van Maanen, Zetten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Elisabeth Scheffel, Birkelbach, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1791)
• Charles Joseph LAPOINTE, Aube (57), France
• Adriana van der Valck, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus van Duffel, Stekene († 1791)
• Catharina Claes van VESSEM, Moergestel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Marie Thérèse Letal (7), Calonne-sur-la-Lys, Pas-de-Calais, France
• James Browne (78), Swansea, Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island
• Michael Uytrecht, Herenthout (2270, Antwerpen)
• Marie Louise DELILLE (34), Goeulzin,59169,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
• Mr Johan Albers (50), IJsselmonde
• Michael HUYBRECHTS, Herenthout, 2270, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
• Lydia Howland (77), Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
• Angélique Soucy (0), Rivière Ouelle, Québec
• Jan van Bolhuis (0), Warffum, Het Hogeland, Groningen, Nederland
• Jacob Ehmen (63), Norderney, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany

• 1682 » Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian, explorer, and author († 1761)
• 1690 » Martin Folkes, English mathematician and astronomer († 1754)
• 1704 » John Byng, English admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1757)
• 1740 » James Boswell, Scottish lawyer and author († 1795)
• 1808 » Caterina Scarpellini, Italian astronomer and meteorologist († 1873)
• 1812 » Louise Granberg, Swedish playwright († 1907)
• 1815 » Dan Emmett, American composer († 1904)
• 1822 » Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Russian-Polish cardinal († 1902)
• 1831 » James Boucaut, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of South Australia († 1916)
• 1832 » Narcisa de Jesús, Ecuadorian saint († 1869)

• 1590 » Dirck Coornhert, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and politician (b. 1522)
• 1618 » Walter Raleigh, English admiral, explorer, and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (b. 1554)
• 1650 » David Calderwood, Scottish historian and theologian (b. 1575)
• 1666 » Edmund Calamy the Elder, English minister and activist (b. 1600)
• 1666 » James Shirley, English dramatist (b. 1596)
• 1783 » Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1717)
• 1804 » Sarah Crosby, the first female Methodist preacher (b. 1729)
• 1829 » Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (b. 1751)
• 1877 » Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (b. 1821)
• 1885 » George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1826)

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• February 28 » Battle of Helsingborg: 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock. This is the last time Swedish and Danish troops meet on Swedish soil.
• April 5 » The Statute of Anne receives the royal assent establishing the Copyright law of the United Kingdom.
• April 10 » The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
• August 20 » War of the Spanish Succession: A multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg defeats the Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay in the Battle of Saragossa.
• October 13 » Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.

The temperature on October 29, 1710 was about 9.0 °C.