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Born on Wednesday October 27, 1717
- Abraham Decker, Kingston, Ulster Co, New York
- Cornelis Reineveen, Bergschenhoek
- Friedrich Christoph Rosenthal, Drübeck (Landkrs. Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt) († 1768)
- Catarina Beurskens
- Franciscus BALS, Hoboken,2660,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1769)
- Anna Maria Vermeulen, Lokeren, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Willemina Heesen, Helden (Limburg) († 1755)
- Arnoldus Jansz KOOT, Berkel en Rodenrijs († 1717)
- Grietje Dirks Worp, Edam
- Arnoldus Jansz Koot, BerkelRodenrijs († 1750)
Died on Wednesday October 27, 1717
- Anna Holbach (34), Kamp-Bornhofen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
- Johannes Wagener (55), Feudingen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Joanna Baeckelandt (0), Bellem, Aalter, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Jost Wetzel (43), Elsoff, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Henry Beckwith (98), Dorchester County, Maryland, United States of America
- Joannes Buytaert (56), Temse (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Catharina Pauwels, Evere
- Martinus Baeckelandt (0), Bellem, Aalter, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Joannes Jan Jansen Janseb Broeders (38), Rucphen
- Joannes Beytaert (56), Temse
Born on October 27
- 1661 » Fyodor Apraksin, Russian admiral († 1728)
- 1703 » Johann Gottlieb Graun, German violinist and composer († 1771)
- 1744 » Mary Moser, English painter and academic († 1819)
- 1760 » August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal († 1831)
- 1765 » Nancy Storace, English soprano († 1817)
- 1782 » Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer († 1840)
- 1806 » Juan Seguín, American colonel, judge, and politician, 101st Mayor of San Antonio († 1890)
- 1811 » Isaac Singer, American actor and businessman, founded the Singer Corporation († 1875)
- 1811 » Stevens T. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Michigan († 1843)
- 1814 » Daniel H. Wells, American religious leader and politician, 3rd Mayor of Salt Lake City († 1891)
Died on October 27
- 1613 » Gabriel Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1589)
- 1617 » Ralph Winwood, English lawyer and politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1563)
- 1652 » Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen (b. 1611)
- 1666 » Robert Hubert, French watchmaker (b. 1640)
- 1670 » Vavasor Powell, Welsh minister (b. 1617)
- 1674 » Hallgrímur Pétursson, Icelandic minister and poet (b. 1614)
- 1675 » Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician and academic (b. 1602)
- 1789 » John Cook, American farmer and politician, 6th Governor of Delaware (b. 1730)
- 1812 » Isaac Brock, British army officer and administrator, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1769)
- 1816 » Santō Kyōden, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1761)
Names that were popular for boys in 1717
Names that were popular for girls in 1717
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.
- March 31 » A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
- 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.