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April 17, 1717Born on Sunday April 18, 1717
- Abram Abrams Abrahamse, Aagtekerke, Walcheren, NL
- "Geertruij"d Sikkel, Zaltbommel († 1775)
- Aaltjen Pieters Naaijer-, Veendam, Nederland († 1720)
- De Zoete of De Soete, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, NL
- Adriana Sijsmans, beerse
- Abram Blom, Ternaard
- Abraham Abrahamse, Aagtekerke, Nederland
- Anje Harms, Nieuw-Beerta, Oldambt, Groningen, Nederland
- Albert Jansen Brinkman - Flierman, Holten († 1775)
- agnès DESCAMPS, Elouges (Belgium) Hainaut
Died on Sunday April 18, 1717
- Catherine MICHEROUX (41), Melen, 62069, Liège, Belgique
- Catelijn Burght, van dew, Roosendaal
- Maartje Dirksd Van der VEER (3)
- Elisabeth De Keersmaecker (33), Londerzeel, 1840, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- John Atkinson, Sr. (65), Isle of Wight County, Virginia
- Kasper Blom (1), Ternaard, Westdongeradeel, FRI, Nederland
- Gerrit Van Der WAERT (45)
- Ariaantie Pauwels (Ook Ariaentie Paulusdr) van Linthout (32)
- Maria Willemse Puijk, Rhenen
- Ariaantje Paulusdr van Linthout (32)
Born on April 18
- 1666 » Jean-Féry Rebel, French violinist and composer († 1747)
- 1740 » Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician († 1810)
- 1759 » Jacques Widerkehr, French cellist and composer († 1823)
- 1771 » Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg († 1820)
- 1772 » David Ricardo, British economist and politician († 1823)
- 1794 » William Debenham, English founder of Debenhams († 1863)
- 1797 » Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France († 1877)
- 1813 » James McCune Smith, African-American physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author († 1865)
- 1819 » Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuban lawyer and activist († 1874)
- 1819 » Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor († 1895)
Died on April 18
- 1636 » Julius Caesar, English judge and politician (b. 1557)
- 1650 » Simonds d'Ewes, English lawyer and politician (b. 1602)
- 1674 » John Graunt, English demographer and statistician (b. 1620)
- 1689 » George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, Welsh judge and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1648)
- 1732 » Louis Feuillée, French astronomer, geographer, and botanist (b. 1660)
- 1742 » Arvid Horn, Swedish general and politician (b. 1664)
- 1763 » Marie-Josephte Corriveau, Canadian murderer (b. 1733)
- 1794 » Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714)
- 1796 » Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1732)
- 1802 » Erasmus Darwin, English physician and botanist (b. 1731)
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.
- 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 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 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
- September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.
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