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August 2, 1717Born on Tuesday August 3, 1717
- Jacob Adriaansz van RIJSWIJK, Haaren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL
- Agnes van der Cruykce, Assenede (B) († 1754)
- Cornelia van den Bosch, Honthem
- Binke Tuinhout, Nijland, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1801)
- Anna Catharina HOEYMANS, Breda
- Catharina Bollebeek, Dordrecht
- Aldegonda DECKERS, Arcen, Limburg, Netherlands († 1802)
- Jacob Moon, St Peters Parish, New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States († 1793)
- Catharina Verbeke, Schriek (Heist op den Berg)
- Cornelis van Collen, Amsterdam († 1767)
Died on Tuesday August 3, 1717
- Margaretha Werens (60), Vlodrop
- Peter Ashbrook (86), Henrico, Virginia, United States
- Rijcktje Dieprinck (38), Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Rubens (49)
- Jan vanLaere (52), Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Jan van Laere (30), Zaamslag
- Jasparina Voet (53), Heist op den Berg
- Elisabeth Quix (32), Hulsberg, Limburg, Nederland
- Anne Trueman Clark Skinner Storer (76), Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States
- Maria UYTTENHOLLE (99), Oedelem, 8730, Flandre-Occidentale, Belgique
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 3, 1717 at Delpher
Born on August 3
- 1622 » Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, German field marshal († 1698)
- 1692 » John Henley, English minister and poet († 1759)
- 1766 » Aaron Chorin, Hungarian rabbi and author († 1844)
- 1770 » Frederick William III of Prussia († 1840)
- 1803 » Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace († 1865)
- 1808 » Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State († 1893)
- 1811 » Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company († 1861)
- 1817 » Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen († 1895)
- 1823 » Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish-American revolutionary and military leader, territorial governor of Montana († 1867)
- 1832 » Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer, conductor, and director († 1914)
Died on August 3
- 1621 » Guillaume du Vair, French lawyer and author (b. 1556)
- 1712 » Joshua Barnes, English historian and scholar (b. 1654)
- 1720 » Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch politician (b. 1641)
- 1721 » Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and woodcarver (b. 1648)
- 1761 » Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (b. 1691)
- 1773 » Stanisław Konarski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1700)
- 1780 » Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemiologist and philosopher (b. 1715)
- 1792 » Richard Arkwright, English engineer and businessman (b. 1732)
- 1797 » Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1717)
- 1805 » Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (b. 1724)
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.
- 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 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.
- September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.