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June 19, 1717Born on Sunday June 20, 1717
- Ariaantje Samuëls den Ouden, Rozenburg
- Aaltje VISSER, Sliedrecht
- Adriana Jans Barendregt, Mijnsheerenland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arnoldus Holtermans, Duffelt
- Anna Catharina Govaerts, Temse († 1757)
- Anna Maria Lampe, Recke, Westfalen, Pruisen, Duitsland
- , Veenendaal
- "Jannetje" Hendricksdr Fousert, Vlaardingen
- Arnoldus Janssen IJsermans, Vroenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arnoldus Holterman, Leuth, Nederland († 1792)
Died on Sunday June 20, 1717
- Margaretha Würth (75), Ochsenberg, Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Duitsland
- Louis Picard, Mesnil-en-Thelle(mesnil st-denis), 60398, Oise, Picardie, France
- Maria Claesse Romeijn, Berkel en Rodenrijs
- Jacques Delugré (54), Québec, Canada
- Anne Marguerite de Borrekens
- Sarah Simmons (47), Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelia Daniels PLOOSTER (31)
- Richardus Arends Ketel (30), Oldeberkoop, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
- Jannetge Engelsdr
- Hadewich v Lommetsum (81), Amersfoort
Born on June 20
- 1717 » Jacques Saly, French sculptor and painter († 1776)
- 1723 » Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian († 1816)
- 1737 » Tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese shōgun († 1786)
- 1754 » Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, princess of Baden († 1832)
- 1756 » Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer and educator († 1792)
- 1761 » Jacob Hübner, German entomologist and author († 1826)
- 1763 » Wolfe Tone, Irish rebel leader († 1798)
- 1770 » Moses Waddel, American minister and academic († 1840)
- 1771 » Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War († 1848)
- 1771 » Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright († 1820)
Died on June 20
- 1597 » Willem Barentsz, Dutch cartographer and explorer (b. 1550)
- 1605 » Feodor II of Russia (b. 1589)
- 1668 » Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar (b. 1620)
- 1776 » Benjamin Huntsman, English businessman (b. 1704)
- 1787 » Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (b. 1723)
- 1800 » Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician and academic (b. 1719)
- 1810 » Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (b. 1755)
- 1815 » Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (b. 1766)
- 1820 » Manuel Belgrano, Argentinian general, economist, and politician (b. 1770)
- 1837 » William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1765)
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 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).
- 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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