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• Catharina KRAFFT, Zimmersheim, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE († 1788)
• Aaltje Pietersdr. Kouwenhoven, Rijnsburg
• Bernardus Hess, 's-Gravenhage
• Anneke Ariens Kooijman, Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1753)
• Andrew Frost, New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten († 1795)
• Caterina Weije, Hontenisse
• Claas van Ewijk, Varik (GL) († 1784)
• Claas van Ewijk, Varik, Nederland († 1784)
• Bastiaantje de Bruijn, Dussen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Pieters Couwenhoven van, Rijnsburg

• Maria Proveniers (50), Dikkele
• James Brown (60), Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Lambert de BLIER
• Maria Maria Frederica Hendrix van (Klein) Geltink, Vorden (Ruurlo), Gelderland, Nederland
• Maaike Jacobsdr. van Es, Klaaswaal
• Georges DEVOS, Roesbrugge-Haringe
• Jan Jans Vink. (26), Wormer, Noord Holland, Netherlands
• Dorothy Farrington (32), Long Island City, Queens, New York, Colonial America
• Johanna Nathanaëldr (Janneke) Fullenius, Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Grietje Nen (64)

• 1656 » Benoît de Maillet, French diplomat and natural historian († 1738)
• 1705 » William Cookworthy, English minister and pharmacist († 1780)
• 1710 » Caffarelli, Italian actor and singer († 1783)
• 1713 » Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French historian and author († 1796)
• 1716 » Felice Giardini, Italian violinist and composer († 1796)
• 1722 » Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer († 1793)
• 1724 » Lyman Hall, American physician, clergyman, and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia († 1790)
• 1748 » Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author († 1836)
• 1777 » Henry Clay, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State († 1852)
• 1792 » John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, English soldier and politician, Lord Privy Seal († 1840)

• 1675 » Richard Bennett, English politician, colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609)
• 1684 » Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (b. 1596)
• 1687 » Ambrose Dixon, English-American soldier (b. 1619)
• 1704 » Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (b. 1627)
• 1748 » William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (b. 1685)
• 1782 » Metastasio, Italian-Austrian poet and composer (b. 1698)
• 1788 » Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (b. 1719)
• 1795 » Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (b. 1710)
• 1814 » Charles Burney, English composer and historian (b. 1726)
• 1817 » Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic (b. 1730)

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  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.

The temperature on April 12, 1716 was about 13.0 °C.