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• Heinrich 12 van Reuss Zu Schleiz, Schleiz († 1784)
• Hendrik XII Reuss Graaf van Schleiz, Schleiz, Thüringen († 1784)
• Anna Catharina Van Roosbroeck, Hulshout, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België († 1775)
• Hendrik 12 van Reuss-Schleiz, Schleiz († 1784)
• Andreas Huybrechts, Kapellen-Antwerpen, België
• Gertrude Vos, Zichen-Zussen-Bolder,3770,Limbourg,Flandre,Belgique
• Cornelia Jong de, Nieuw-Vossemeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Evert Nagtegaal, Netherlands († 1778)
• Elizabetha "corstiaans" Clerkx, Heusden († 1753)
• Anna Haselhof, Winschoten

• Gerrit Cornelisz Hooreweg (70), Overschie, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Eleazer Rhodes (75)
• Gerrit Cornelisz Hoorewech (70), Overschie
• Gerrit Cornelisz Hoorewegh, Overschie
• Bette Delaere (65), Ingelmunster
• Jannigjen Jans Cornelis, Hardinxveld
• Hendrik Hagenbeek, Geesteren, Gelderland, Nederland
• Helmig WIllemsen van Asselt (61), Harderwijk
• Gerrit Cornelisse Hoorewegh (Hoornweg) (70), Overschie / Rotterdam Z.H
• Anna Van Ophem, Oppem

• 1633 » Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French noble († 1707)
• 1645 » George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, British judge († 1689)
• 1655 » Pope Innocent XIII († 1724)
• 1689 » Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer († 1762)
• 1720 » Maximilian Hell, Hungarian priest and astronomer († 1792)
• 1749 » Levi Lincoln Sr., American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General († 1820)
• 1759 » Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer († 1824)
• 1770 » Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician († 1843)
• 1773 » Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire († 1859)
• 1786 » Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and politician († 1864)

• 1585 » Niwa Nagahide, Japanese samurai (b. 1535)
• 1609 » Giovanni Croce, Italian composer and educator (b. 1557)
• 1615 » Henry Bromley, English politician (b. 1560)
• 1634 » Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585)
• 1698 » Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
• 1699 » Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
• 1700 » John Hale, American minister (b. 1636)
• 1740 » Ephraim Chambers, English publisher (b. 1680)
• 1773 » Alban Butler, English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
• 1845 » Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)

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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 May 15, 1716 was about 11.0 °C.