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Born on Tuesday October 20, 1716
- Etienne DOURLENS, FLERS 1702 page 130
- Cornelia Jaspers, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bernardus Boltman, Delft († 1741)
- Christianus Heijligers, Hilvarenbeek
- Anna Cornelia Leenders, Kalmthout, prov. Antwerpen
- Eise Sigers, Ureterp
- Anna (Hermanna) Eermerts, Keent, Gld, Nederland
- Cornelis Petrus van RIEL, Rijsbergen,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Ephraim Ellis, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British America († 1783)
- Etienne PARMENTIER, Rupt Sur Moselle, 88 († 1784)
Died on Tuesday October 20, 1716
- Marie Besengue (68), Oisy-le-Verger, 62638, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Maria Eleonora Trommer (0), Worms (Sankt Johann Kirche)
- Theunis Theunisz Kuijer (66), Hamersveld, Utrecht, Nederland
- Willem Arissen van Diepeveen, Renswoude
- Abraham Evertsz Potter (67), Enkhuizen
- Aechje Claes den Oude, Delft
- Jan Frans Noeninckx (39), Bazel, België
- Bartje Gijsberts, Ederveen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Elizabeth Flanders (23), Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Elisabeth Uyttersprot (25), Moorsel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 20, 1716 at Delpher
Born on October 20
- 1660 » Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster († 1723)
- 1677 » Stanisław Leszczyński, King of Poland († 1766)
- 1711 » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, († 1795)
- 1718 » Catherine Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, Scottish aristocrat († 1779)
- 1719 » Gottfried Achenwall, German historian, economist, and jurist († 1772)
- 1740 » Isabelle de Charrière, Dutch author and poet († 1805)
- 1759 » Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut († 1815)
- 1780 » Pauline Bonaparte, French sister of Napoleon († 1825)
- 1784 » Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1865)
- 1785 » George Ormerod, English historian and author († 1873)
Died on October 20
- 1570 » João de Barros, Portuguese historian and author (b. 1496)
- 1602 » Walter Leveson, Elizabethan member of parliament, Shropshire landowner (b. 1550)
- 1640 » John Ball, English clergyman and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1652 » Antonio Coello, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1611)
- 1713 » Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician and academic (b. 1652)
- 1740 » Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1685)
- 1865 » Champ Ferguson, American guerrilla leader (b. 1821)
- 1870 » Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (b. 1808)
- 1871 » Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian and academic (b. 1793)
- 1880 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (b. 1802)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1716
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- July 8 » The Battle of Dynekilen forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway.
- August 5 » Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718): One-fifth of a Turkish army and the Grand Vizier are killed in the Battle of Petrovaradin.
- August 21 » Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The arrival of naval reinforcements and the news of the Battle of Petrovaradin force the Ottomans to abandon the Siege of Corfu, thus preserving the Ionian Islands under Venetian rule.