About the day » Sunday February 20, 1718Calender converter
February 21, 1718 
February 19, 1718
Died on Sunday February 20, 1718
- Maria Maas, Hontenisse
- John Bennett (85), Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, England
- Gerardus Scheers (47), Horst
- Philip Pietersz SUIJVER (38)
- Marie MORxxx, Monnetier-Mornex, 74560, France
- Rebecca Wheeler (72)
- Joanna Thoen (54), Temse
- Douwe ROCHUS (50), Rasquert, Baflo, Winsum, Groningen, Nederland
- Maria Francesca van La Bawette (65), Waver, Brabant, Wallonië
- Clément PERRA (70), Cours-la-Ville,69470,Rhône,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
Born on February 20
- 1705 » Nicolas Chédeville, French musette player and composer († 1782)
- 1726 » William Prescott, American colonel († 1795)
- 1745 » Henry James Pye, English poet and politician († 1813)
- 1751 » Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator, and academic († 1826)
- 1753 » Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence († 1815)
- 1759 » Johann Christian Reil, German physician, physiologist, and anatomist († 1813)
- 1774 » Vicente Sebastián Pintado, Spanish cartographer, engineer, military officer and land surveyor of Spanish Louisiana and Spanish West Florida († 1829)
- 1784 » Judith Montefiore, British linguist, travel writer, philanthropist († 1862)
- 1792 » Eliza Courtney, French daughter of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire († 1859)
- 1794 » William Carleton, Irish author († 1869)
Died on February 20
- 1618 » Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)
- 1626 » John Dowland, English lute player and composer (b. 1563)
- 1762 » Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic (b. 1723)
- 1771 » Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist and astronomer (b. 1678)
- 1773 » Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (b. 1701)
- 1778 » Laura Bassi, Italian physicist and scholar (b. 1711)
- 1790 » Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1741)
- 1806 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician (b. 1725)
- 1810 » Andreas Hofer, Tyrolean rebel leader (b. 1767)
- 1850 » Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician. 14th President (1843–1844) (b. 1794)
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 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.
- 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.
The weather on Sunday February 20, 1718