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Born on Tuesday January 18, 1718
- Blandina (Dina) Kuykendall (van Kuykendall), Minisink, Orange County, NY, United States († 1797)
- Barnardus de Waal
- Aart van Diesen, Amsterdam
- Étienne Caron, L'Islet, L'Islet, Québec, Canada († 1822)
- Arnout Joost (Joseph) van der Duyn, 's Gravenhage (Den Haag, The Hague, La Haye), Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1785)
- Barent SCHOUTEN, Dordrecht
- Anthonius Wolters, Vlodrop († 1767)
- Anne Marie GEBEL, Sewen, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE († 1785)
- Aarnout Joost van der Duyn, ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands († 1785)
- Anthon Kesteleyn, Nederbrakel († 1750)
Died on Tuesday January 18, 1718
- Damaris Hawkins (80), Boston, Massachusetts
- Cornelia Colegems, Hontenisse
- Benjamin Vickery (54), Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Ezekiel Flanders (21), Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
- Elisabeth van Nassau-Beverweerd (84), Londen
- Jacob Claesz van Utregt, Beusichem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Johannes VERHOEVEN, Oirschot,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jacob Jans Crul (83), Wassenaar
- Elisabeth Van Nassau-Beverweerd (84), London (Middlesex) England
- Adrianus Maes (46), Sint-Niklaas
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 18, 1718 at Delpher
Born on January 18
- 1659 » Damaris Cudworth Masham, English philosopher and theologian († 1708)
- 1672 » Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French author († 1731)
- 1688 » Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1765)
- 1689 » Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher († 1755)
- 1701 » Johann Jakob Moser, German jurist († 1785)
- 1743 » Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French mystic and philosopher († 1803)
- 1751 » Ferdinand Kauer, Austrian pianist and composer († 1831)
- 1752 » John Nash, English architect († 1835)
- 1764 » Samuel Whitbread, English politician († 1815)
- 1779 » Peter Mark Roget, English physician, lexicographer, and theologian († 1869)
Died on January 18
- 1586 » Margaret of Parma (b. 1522)
- 1589 » Magnus Heinason, Faroese naval hero (b. 1545)
- 1677 » Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch politician, founded Cape Town (b. 1619)
- 1756 » Francis George of Schönborn-Buchheim, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (b. 1682)
- 1783 » Jeanne Quinault, French actress and playwright (b. 1699)
- 1803 » Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet and academic (b. 1743)
- 1849 » Panoutsos Notaras, Greek politician (b. 1752)
- 1862 » John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the United States (b. 1790)
- 1873 » Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, poet, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1803)
- 1878 » Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist and academic (b. 1788)
Names that were popular for boys in 1718
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Joseph
- Gerrit
- John
- Pierre
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1718
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Adriana
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Van
- Elizabeth
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.
- June 26 » Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
- 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.
- December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.
The weather on Tuesday January 18, 1718