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June 4, 1717Died on Saturday June 5, 1717
- Gabrielle Poiret (0), Maintenay-Pas-de-Calais (62870)-Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Hauts de France
- Catherine Durand (68), Saint-Sulpice, QC, Canada
- Dorothea Tugendreich van Löschebrand (73)
- Adrianus Peeters (48), Gierle
- Jenneken van Brummelen (38), Ravenswaaij
- Celia Jans Cornelisd VOGELAAR (4)
- Arien Goyertsz van Helsdingen (40), Jutphaas, Utrecht, Nederland
- Henricus van Brummelen (30), Ravenswaaij
- Gertrudis de Bije (68), Valkenburg, Limburg, Nederland
- Livinus Everaert (0), Slijpe
Born on June 6
- 1646 » Hortense Mancini, favourite Italian niece of Cardinal Mazarin († 1699)
- 1661 » Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer and educator († 1756)
- 1699 » Johann Georg Estor, German historian and theorist († 1773)
- 1714 » Joseph I of Portugal († 1777)
- 1735 » Anton Schweitzer, German composer († 1787)
- 1755 » Nathan Hale, American soldier († 1776)
- 1756 » John Trumbull, American soldier and painter († 1843)
- 1772 » Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily († 1807)
- 1799 » Alexander Pushkin, Russian author and poet († 1837)
- 1807 » Thi?u Tr?, Vietnamese emperor († 1847)
Died on June 6
- 1659 » Nadira Banu Begum, Mughal princess (b. 1618)
- 1661 » Martino Martini, Italian Jesuit missionary (b. 1614)
- 1730 » Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, French general (b. 1646)
- 1740 » Alexander Spotswood, Moroccan-American colonial and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (b. 1676)
- 1784 » Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch politician (b. 1741)
- 1799 » Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (b. 1736)
- 1813 » Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect, designed the Hôtel de Mademoiselle de Condé (b. 1739)
- 1813 » Antonio Cachia, Maltese architect, engineer and archaeologist (b. 1739)
- 1832 » Jeremy Bentham, English jurist and philosopher (b. 1748)
- 1840 » Marcellin Champagnat, French priest and saint, founded the Marist Brothers (b. 1789)
Names that were popular for boys in 1717
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Hendrik
- Joseph
- Gerrit
- Jansz
- Pierre
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1717
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Catherine
- Jans
- Petronella
- Van
- Jeanne
- Grietje
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.
- 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.
- September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.
The weather on Saturday June 5, 1717