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June 20, 1716Born on Sunday June 21, 1716
- Annigjen (Annetje) Evertsen GROENENBERG, Oud Loosdrecht
- Aaltje, Holwerd, Friesland, Nederland
- Abraham Lauwers, Beerse, België
- Aartje Hendriks Hase, Nunspeet
- Albert Fredrick LODERUS, Terborg, Gelderland, NEDERLAND
- Annetje Groenenberg, Loosdrecht, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Annetje Evertsdr. Groenenberg, Loosdrecht († 1790)
- Annetje Aarts Vergeer, Leerbroek, Nederland
- Annichjen Piers Muurling, Giethoorn
- Aaltjen Romkes, Holwerd
Died on Sunday June 21, 1716
- Gijbertien Vleming (10)
- Carolus van Cats (32), Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arien Gijsbertsz Multum (73), Alblasserdam, zh.nld
- Arij Abrahamsz Roeleveld (0), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Maria van der Tuijn
- Carolus Cornelissen van Cats, Wouw
- Guillaume Guyon, Sr. (Dubuisson) (63), Chateau-Richer, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
- Annigjen Piersd Muurling (1), Giethoorn, ov.nld
- Magdeleine Pasquer (52), Chambellay, Maine-et-Loire, France
- Jan GEERTS (1), Garnwerd, Ezinge, Winsum, Groningen, Nederland
Born on June 21
- 1676 » Anthony Collins, English philosopher and author († 1729)
- 1706 » John Dollond, English optician and astronomer († 1761)
- 1710 » James Short, Scottish-English mathematician and optician († 1768)
- 1712 » Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral († 1790)
- 1730 » Motoori Norinaga, Japanese poet and scholar († 1801)
- 1732 » Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German pianist and composer († 1791)
- 1736 » Enoch Poor, American general († 1780)
- 1741 » Prince Benedetto, Duke of Chablais († 1808)
- 1750 » Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, French sculptor and illustrator († 1818)
- 1759 » Alexander J. Dallas, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1817)
Died on June 21
- 1621 » Kryštof Harant, Czech soldier and composer (b. 1564)
- 1621 » Louis III, Cardinal of Guise (b. 1575)
- 1622 » Salomon Schweigger, German theologian (b. 1551)
- 1631 » John Smith, English admiral and explorer (b. 1580)
- 1652 » Inigo Jones, English architect, designed the Queen's House and Wilton House (b. 1573)
- 1661 » Andrea Sacchi, Italian painter (b. 1599)
- 1737 » Matthieu Marais, French author, critic, and jurist (b. 1664)
- 1738 » Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1674)
- 1796 » Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer (b. 1710)
- 1824 » Étienne Aignan, French playwright and translator (b. 1773)
Names that were popular for boys in 1716
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- John
- Johann
- Dirk
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1716
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Jannetje
- Aaltje
- Anne
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.