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Born on Sunday January 16, 1718
- Adriaantje Van Strien, Raamsdonk,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1719)
- Ariaentje van der Mij, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan Segers van HERWIJNEN, ,, Waardhuizen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1760)
- Arij Verkade, Zoeterwoude († 1795)
- Anthonie Willemsz de Graaf (van der Waals), Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Margrieta van Barneveld (Barneveld), Epe, Nederland
- Anne BOVY, SPA, Liège, Belgique
- Ariaantie Pieterse Borrebach, Delft
- Alida Putten van, Dirksland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adam LITZLER, Oberdorf (68960, Haut-Rhin, France) († 1785)
Died on Sunday January 16, 1718
- Pierre Boucher dit Desroches (30)
- Rienk Eesges (8), Buweklooster, Drogeham, Achtkarspelen
- Abraham Jansz Vogel (57), Oud-Loosdrecht, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jacob Dirks Den BESTEN (36)
- Ursula Heldens (Hendriks), Maasbree, Limburg, Netherlands
- Ernst Gmelin (1)
- Adriana Laurens de Roon (0), Capelle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Johannes Rouffaer (62)
- Pieter Vroegop (6), Sint-Annaland
- Maria Bardili (52)
Born on January 16
- 1626 » Lucas Achtschellinck, Belgian painter and educator († 1699)
- 1630 » Guru Har Rai, Sikh Guru († 1661)
- 1634 » Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Norwegian author and poet († 1716)
- 1675 » Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French soldier and diplomat († 1755)
- 1691 » Peter Scheemakers, Belgian sculptor and educator († 1781)
- 1728 » Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer and educator († 1800)
- 1749 » Vittorio Alfieri, Italian poet and playwright († 1803)
- 1757 » Richard Goodwin Keats, English admiral and politician, 3rd Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland († 1834)
- 1807 » Charles Henry Davis, American admiral († 1877)
- 1815 » Henry Halleck, American lawyer, general, and scholar († 1872)
Died on January 16
- 1659 » Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580)
- 1710 » Higashiyama, Japanese emperor (b. 1675)
- 1711 » Joseph Vaz, Indian-Sri Lankan priest and saint (b. 1651)
- 1747 » Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet and playwright (b. 1680)
- 1748 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch lawyer and scholar (b. 1684)
- 1750 » Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal and politician (b. 1667)
- 1752 » Francis Blomefield, English historian and author (b. 1705)
- 1794 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician (b. 1737)
- 1809 » John Moore, Scottish general and politician (b. 1761)
- 1817 » Alexander J. Dallas, Jamaican-American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1759)
Names that were popular for boys in 1718
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Henricus
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1718
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Mary
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1718
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- May 7 » The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
- May 15 » James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
- July 21 » The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
- November 22 » Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
- November 30 » King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
- December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.