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Born on Wednesday August 12, 1716
- Cornelius Dunham, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British America († 1766)
- Johannes Mattsson, Gloucester County, New Jersey († 1764)
- Catrina Maria Hommer, Amsterdam
- anna claessen, meijel († 1767)
- Evert Collert, Nijkerk
- Johanna Ligtendonk, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1788)
- Adriana Peter Tilborghs, Nispen-Essen
- Janna Johanna Lichtendonk, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1788)
- Barbe PARIS, ( Carneville, 50330, Manche, Basse-Normandie, FRANCE († 1787)
- Derk Klaas GORT, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1779)
Died on Wednesday August 12, 1716
- Marie De Waele (73), Dentergem, België
- Pieter Klases (Pytter Claases) Gerbranda (0), Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Maria Charlotte von Ysenburg zu Büdingen (29)
- Maria Charlotte Von Ysenburg-Büdingen (29)
- Maria Charlotte von Isenburg-Büdingn (29), Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Johanna Epser (0), Amsterdam
- Philippe Antoine Philippe POULAIN, Estinnes-au-Val,7120,Henegouwen,Wallonië,BELGIË
- Anna Vrancke Reijmen, Hillegersberg
- Aris Jansz Honig (0), Zaandijk, North Holland, Netherlands
- Abigail Nelson (20), Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Born on August 12
- 1604 » Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shōgun († 1651)
- 1626 » Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer († 1690)
- 1629 » Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Austrian archduchess († 1685)
- 1644 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer († 1704)
- 1686 » John Balguy, English philosopher and author († 1748)
- 1696 » Maurice Greene, English organist and composer († 1755)
- 1762 » George IV of the United Kingdom († 1830)
- 1773 » Karl Faber, Prussian historian and academic († 1853)
- 1774 » Robert Southey, English poet and author († 1843)
- 1831 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian theosophist and scholar († 1891)
Died on August 12
- 1612 » Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1557)
- 1638 » Johannes Althusius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1557)
- 1674 » Philippe de Champaigne, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1602)
- 1689 » Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)
- 1778 » Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (b. 1714)
- 1809 » Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)
- 1810 » Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)
- 1822 » Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (b. 1769)
- 1827 » William Blake, English poet and painter (b. 1757)
- 1829 » Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (b. 1760)
Names that were popular for boys in 1716
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Jean
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Gerrit
- Jansz
- Henricus
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1716
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Jans
- Mary
- Van
- Grietje
- Trijntje
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.
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