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Born on Tuesday August 11, 1716
- Isaac Hayes, HAVERFORD, DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, Verenigde Staten
- Hermanus Luijsterburgh, Wouw († 1753)
- Geertje Wilkes Crijns, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1799)
- Geertjen Krijns, Groningen († 1799)
- Benoit DURAND, Civrieux,01390,Ain,Rhône Alpes,FRANCE († 1766)
- Joannes Goorden, Rucphen
- Johannes Hendriks Hendriks, Nijmegen († 1720)
- Hermannus Luijsterborg, Wouw († 1753)
- Anna van de Pas, Berlicum, Nederland
- Dympna Nuyens, Geel, Belgie († 1791)
Died on Tuesday August 11, 1716
- Nicolaus Latten (45), Heerlen
- Cornelis Jansz Honig (0), Zaandijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Nicolaus Latten (45), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna Helena van Trzinsky
- Wouter Ariensz Stout (1), Alblasserdam, zh.nld
- Rutger Johan van Wrangel
- Everdina de Groulart (0)
- Everdina de Groulart de Jalheau (0)
- Jenneken LUCAS (58), Raalte, Salland, Overijssel, Nederland
- Wouter Ariens Stout (1), Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 11, 1716 at Delpher
Born on August 11
- 1673 » Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer († 1754)
- 1718 » Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec († 1791)
- 1722 » Richard Brocklesby, English physician († 1797)
- 1748 » Joseph Schuster, German composer († 1812)
- 1778 » Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician († 1852)
- 1794 » James B. Longacre, American engraver († 1869)
- 1807 » David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician († 1886)
- 1808 » William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician († 1892)
- 1816 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania († 1882)
- 1833 » Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician († 1899)
Died on August 11
- 1578 » Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician and academic (b. 1502)
- 1596 » Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)
- 1614 » Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (b. 1552)
- 1656 » Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (b. 1599)
- 1725 » Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy (b. 1723)
- 1774 » Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, French physician and author (b. 1722)
- 1813 » Henry James Pye, English poet and politician (b. 1745)
- 1851 » Lorenz Oken, German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (b. 1779)
- 1854 » Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1798)
- 1868 » Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1815)
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.