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Born on Sunday October 17, 1717
- Albert Peters, Veendam, Gemeente Veendam, Groningen, Nederland († 1785)
- Adriaan Willem Langenberg, Zutphen
- Andries Janse de Bruijn, Lexmond, Zederik, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- albert kloek ( scholtens), gasselte
- Adriaan BREESNEE, Oud-Vossemeer († 1720)
- Andries de Bruijn, Lakerveld, South Holland, Netherlands
- Aat Sjoerds, Paesens, Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Aaltje Gribbroek, Huppel, Gelderland, Netherlands
- adriaan ariens KOPPENS, sliedrecht († 1761)
- "Maria Catharina" Catharina Joannes Catharina Joannes, Heeze, NL
Died on Sunday October 17, 1717
- Anna Catharina Heyns (19), Olen, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Lukretia Harmens (5), Bellingwolde (gem. Westerwolde)
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- gerritjen coopen cornelissen van gent (35)
- Caspar Kaufmann (82), Rhonard
- John Middleton (39), Bolam, Northumberland, England
- Geertruij Wessels van der Biezen (8), Veenendaal
- Gillette AMICE (72), Lengronne, 50266, Manche, Normandie, France
- Hillebrants Gelmer (57)
- Jenneken Goris Claessen (65), Loenhout (B)
Born on October 17
- 1688 » Domenico Zipoli, Italian missionary and composer († 1726)
- 1711 » Jupiter Hammon, American poet († 1806)
- 1719 » Jacques Cazotte, French author and academic († 1792)
- 1720 » Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Italian harpsichord player and composer († 1795)
- 1725 » John Wilkes, English journalist and politician († 1797)
- 1729 » Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, French composer and academic († 1817)
- 1735 » Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer the Younger, German Baroque artist († 1803)
- 1759 » Andrey Voronikhin, Russian architect and painter († 1814)
- 1760 » Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French economist and philosopher († 1825)
- 1760 » Henri de Saint-Simon, French political and economic theorist († 1825)
Died on October 17
- 1616 » John Pitts, English priest and scholar (b. 1560)
- 1660 » Adrian Scrope, English colonel and politician (b. 1601)
- 1673 » Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1630)
- 1690 » Margaret Mary Alacoque, French mystic (b. 1647)
- 1757 » René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (b. 1683)
- 1776 » Pierre François le Courayer, French-English theologian and author (b. 1681)
- 1780 » William Cookworthy, English pharmacist and minister (b. 1705)
- 1781 » Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, English admiral (b. 1705)
- 1786 » Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1723)
- 1806 » Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian commander and politician, Governor-General of Haiti (b. 1758)
Names that were popular for boys in 1717
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Johann
- John
- Dirk
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1717
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Mary
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Petronella
- Jannetje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
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.
- January 4 » The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance in an attempt to maintain the Treaty of Utrecht; Britain having signed a preliminary alliance with France on November 28 (November 17, 1716).
- March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in 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.