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July 2, 1717Born on Saturday July 3, 1717
- Maria Hendriks, Elten, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Franciscus Franse, Hoogland
- Anna Maria Woestman, Burgsteinfurt, Duitsland († 1787)
- Joanna Schutt, Elten, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Elizabeth Preston, Yorkshire, England († 1780)
- Maria Susanna VanderGheynst, Ronse
- Claudine Fuselier, Lyon, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France
- Franciscus Valet, Hoogland
- Jan de Bije, Altforst
- Lodewijk Gabriël van Rouvroy-St. Simon Markgraaf van Mont, Parijs († 1777)
Died on Saturday July 3, 1717
- Niesje Jans van Dijk, Waarder,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joana da Cunha (90), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
- Hendrik Hendriks, Epse (Gorssel)
- Gysbert van der Toll (61)
- Augustin Daoust (20), Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
- Stephen Dow (75), Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- André Touzeau (0), Saint Peter Port Guernsey
- Lambertus Raven (4), Nuth, LI, Netherlands
- Josiah Reed Sr. (74), Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
- Dieuwertgen Willemsdr Bollaert (84), Wassenaar
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 3, 1717 at Delpher
Born on July 3
- 1683 » Edward Young, English poet, dramatist and literary critic (Night-Thoughts) († 1765)
- 1685 » Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician († 1768)
- 1728 » Robert Adam, Scottish-English architect, designed Culzean Castle († 1792)
- 1738 » John Singleton Copley, American painter († 1815)
- 1778 » Carl Ludvig Engel, German architect († 1840)
- 1789 » Johann Friedrich Overbeck, German-Italian painter and engraver († 1869)
- 1814 » Ferdinand Didrichsen, Danish botanist and physicist († 1887)
- 1823 » Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Greek-Ottoman statesman, diplomat, playwright, and translator († 1891)
- 1844 » Dankmar Adler, German-born American architect and engineer († 1900)
- 1846 » Achilles Alferaki, Russian composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog († 1919)
Died on July 3
- 1570 » Aonio Paleario, Italian academic and reformer (b. 1500)
- 1642 » Marie de' Medici, French queen consort and regent (b. 1573)
- 1672 » Francis Willughby, English ornithologist and ichthyologist (b. 1635)
- 1749 » William Jones, Welsh-English mathematician and academic (b. 1675)
- 1790 » Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French geologist and mineralogist (b. 1736)
- 1795 » Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general, astronomer, and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Louisiana (b. 1716)
- 1795 » Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French scholar and author (b. 1714)
- 1809 » Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian composer and playwright (b. 1746)
- 1863 » George Hull Ward, American general (b. 1826)
- 1863 » Little Crow, American tribal leader (b. 1810)
Names that were popular for boys in 1717
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Jean
- Jacobus
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.