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Born on Tuesday August 30, 1718
- Evert Nienhuis, Groningen, "Martini Kerk", Groningen, Nederland
- Catharina Margareta van Emlecamp, Groningen, Groningen Nederland
- Anna Maria Corbey, Thorn († 1758)
- Geertruijd Soomer (Somers), Den Haag († 1790)
- Hendrik Fonteijn (Fontijn), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Andreas De Bouck, St-Amands († 1789)
- Alexander Petersz (Bris), Amersfoort
- Ebenezer Wheelock, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1801)
- Egidius de Vree, Temse († 1718)
- Adrianus Goetschalckx, Meer († 1779)
Died on Tuesday August 30, 1718
- Kornelia Liefkens (43), Amsterdam
- Sarah Hosford (51), Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
- Hendrik Cornelis Hendrik Jan Teulings, Almkerk,Woudrichem
- Catherine VEYRIER, Toulaud, 07130, Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, FRANCE
- Eva Jansdr van Eeck (55), Wassenaar
- Cornelia van Meer (70), Essen-Nispen
- Eva Jansdr. van Eeck (55), Wassenaar aangifte
- Hans Niklaus MUNSCH (68), Zittersheim,67290,Bas-Rhin,Alsace,FRANCE
- Haasje Bouwens VERHEIJ, Maassluis
- Eva Jans van Eeck, Wassenaar
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 30, 1718 at Delpher
Born on August 30
- 1609 » Artus Quellinus the Elder, Flemish sculptor († 1668)
- 1609 » Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet, English politician († 1644)
- 1627 » Itō Jinsai, Japanese philosopher († 1705)
- 1716 » Capability Brown, British landscape architect († 1783)
- 1720 » Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded Whitbread († 1796)
- 1748 » Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator († 1825)
- 1768 » Joseph Dennie, American author and journalist († 1812)
- 1797 » Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright († 1851)
- 1812 » Agoston Haraszthy, Hungarian-American businessman, founded Buena Vista Winery († 1869)
- 1818 » Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts († 1895)
Died on August 30
- 1580 » Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (b. 1528)
- 1604 » John Juvenal Ancina, Italian Oratorian and bishop (b. 1545)
- 1619 » Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1535)
- 1621 » Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, co-founder of Isfahan School of Islamic Philosophy (b. 1547)
- 1751 » Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and engineer (b. 1661)
- 1773 » Peshwa Narayan Rao, Prime Minister of Maratha Empire (b. 1755, assassinated)
- 1856 » Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English lawyer and author (b. 1811)
- 1879 » John Bell Hood, American general (b. 1831)
- 1886 » Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American general and politician (b. 1836)
- 1896 » Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia (b. 1824)
Names that were popular for boys in 1718
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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.