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Born on Tuesday August 24, 1717
- Bernhardina Goldbach, Tiel, Gelderland, The Netherlands († 1793)
- Jesajas de Kesel, Hoek
- IJsebrandt van Strijen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Van Reeth, Boom, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Dymphna Buijsen, Essen, Antwerpen, Belgie († 1781)
- Anna Maria Adriaen Ansems, Moergestel († 1751)
- JACOB (PA) WAGNER († 1799)
- Cornelia van Eijck, Zevenbergen
- Hester van den Wijngaard, Leiden
- Jacob Wouter Vrooman, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States († 1784)
Died on Tuesday August 24, 1717
- Claas Aartsz van der Spek (Dekker) (62), Abbenbroek, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Elisabeth Stark (2), Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Claas Aerts Dekker (62)
- Jenneken Esselink (35), Corle
- Claes Aertsz van der Spek (62), Abbenbroek
- Cleas Aartsz van der spek deckers (62), Abenbroek
- John Burton (0), In, Lancashire, England
- Jan Jacobs (43)
- Jeanneton Baudry (12), Veigy 74
- Leonardi WEIJERS (84), Merkelbeek (NL/LI)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 24, 1717 at Delpher
Born on August 24
- 1631 » Philip Henry, English minister († 1696)
- 1635 » Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician († 1699)
- 1684 » Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet, British politician († 1746)
- 1714 » Alaungpaya, Burmese king († 1760)
- 1732 » Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist († 1785)
- 1758 » Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin († 1794)
- 1759 » William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician († 1833)
- 1772 » William I of the Netherlands († 1840)
- 1787 » James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer († 1834)
- 1824 » Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar († 1891)
Died on August 24
- 1647 » Nicholas Stone, English sculptor and architect (b. 1586)
- 1679 » Jean François Paul de Gondi, French cardinal and author (b. 1614)
- 1680 » Ferdinand Bol, Dutch painter and etcher (b. 1616)
- 1680 » Thomas Blood, Irish colonel (b. 1618)
- 1683 » John Owen, English theologian and academic (b. 1616)
- 1759 » Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier (b. 1715)
- 1770 » Thomas Chatterton, English poet and prodigy (b. 1752)
- 1779 » Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek monk and saint (b. 1714)
- 1798 » Thomas Alcock, English priest and author (b. 1709)
- 1804 » Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (b. 1760)
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
- Petronella
- Trijntje
- 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.
- 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).
- August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
- September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.