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Born on Monday January 11, 1717
- Hermanus Lucas, Deurne
- Hermanus Franciscus Joannis Lucas Smits, Deurne
- Anna Maria Buermans, Hooge Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Charles Izard, Elms Plantation, Goose Creek, South Carolina († 1744)
- JOHANNA MARIA PETERS, Würselen
- Gerrit Blokker (eerst Jong)
- Johannes ter Haer, Borne, 7621, Nederland
- Elisabeth Leukens, Langdorp,, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1755)
- Joannes Baptista Voet, Joannes Baptista
- Gerrit Theunisz Otterspoor, Nieuwpoort
Died on Monday January 11, 1717
- Friederike Elisabeth Von Leiningen (35), Birstein (Hessen-Nassau) D
- Alexander Henderson (43), Kearn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Karel Gustaaf Vrijheer Skytte van Sinclairsholm (69), Malmö, Skäne, Zweden
- Dirk Pieterssz (38), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
- John Bradstreet (64), Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Friederike Elisabeth von Leiningen und Dachsburg (35)
- Dirck Pietersz Andela (31), Harlingen
- Henrietta Cavendish (27), Helmingham, Suffolk
- Honorine BERENGIER (68), Boussu, 7300, Hainaut, BELGIQUE
- Isaacq Auxbrebis (80), Leeuwarden
Born on January 11
- 1638 » Nicolas Steno, Danish bishop and anatomist († 1686)
- 1642 » Johann Friedrich Alberti, German organist and composer († 1710)
- 1650 » Diana Glauber, Dutch-German painter († 1721)
- 1671 » François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general and diplomat († 1745)
- 1755 » Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1804)
- 1757 » Samuel Bentham, English engineer and architect († 1831)
- 1760 » Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut († 1833)
- 1777 » Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader († 1837)
- 1786 » Joseph Jackson Lister, English physicist († 1869)
- 1788 » William Thomas Brande, English chemist and academic († 1866)
Died on January 11
- 1696 » Charles Albanel, French priest, missionary, and explorer (b. 1616)
- 1703 » Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (b. 1632)
- 1713 » Pierre Jurieu, French priest and theologian (b. 1637)
- 1735 » Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje (b. 1670)
- 1753 » Hans Sloane, Irish-English physician and academic (b. 1660)
- 1757 » Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1688)
- 1762 » Louis-François Roubiliac, French-English sculptor (b. 1695)
- 1763 » Caspar Abel, German poet, historian, and theologian (b. 1676)
- 1771 » Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher and author (b. 1704)
- 1788 » François Joseph Paul de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)
Names that were popular for boys in 1717
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Willem
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Hendrik
- Joseph
- Gerrit
- Jansz
- Dirk
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1717
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Jans
- Catherine
- Petronella
- Van
- Grietje
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1717
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
- June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
- July 17 » King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
- August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
- August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
- September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.
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