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Born on Sunday November 17, 1720
- Aaltje Teunissen op de Grote Haer, Ruurlo
- Berendina ten Thije, Goor, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anne Luitsens, Duurswoude, Friesland, Netherlands († 1773)
- Anna Dirks VAN VLIET, Zuidland († 1772)
- Arent Soeteman, Goedereede, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Belija Krop, Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
- Antonius Clippels, Drunen, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Catharina (Catrina,Caatje, Katje) DE GRUIJTER, Rotterdam († 1792)
- Anne Luitsens, Duurswoude, Bakkeveen, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland († 1773)
- Anna Margaretha Schnieders, Abbemühlen, Meppen, Emsland († 1733)
Died on Sunday November 17, 1720
- Jan Albersen de Backer (45), Urk(FL)
- Jan Barents Scheuling (36), Veenendaal
- Erxje (Emtie) Jansdr Sneep (66), Strijen, Cromstrijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltjen Broens, Dinxperlo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Jan Alberts (45), Urk, Flevoland, Nederland
- Iemke Jortsz Kooijman (60), Oosterend, Terschelling, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Cornelia van der Ruyt (Ruijt) (35)
- Antje Sickes+ (53), Sappemeer, 9611, Nederland
- Jan Ferdinand Verlooy (21), Houtvenne
- Erckje Jans Sneep (66), Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Born on November 17
- 1681 » Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian and author († 1776)
- 1685 » Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Canadian commander and explorer († 1749)
- 1729 » Maria Antonia Ferdinanda, Sardinian queen consort († 1785)
- 1749 » Nicolas Appert, French chef, invented canning († 1841)
- 1753 » Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American pastor and botanist († 1815)
- 1755 » Louis XVIII, king of France († 1824)
- 1765 » Jacques MacDonald, French general († 1840)
- 1769 » Charlotte Georgine, duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz († 1818)
- 1790 » August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer († 1868)
- 1793 » Charles Lock Eastlake, English painter, historian, and academic († 1865)
Died on November 17
- 1648 » Thomas Ford, English viol player, composer, and poet (b. 1580)
- 1665 » John Earle, English bishop (b. 1601)
- 1668 » Joseph Alleine, English pastor and author (b. 1634)
- 1690 » Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French general and politician (b. 1610)
- 1708 » Ludolf Bakhuizen, German-Dutch painter (b. 1631)
- 1713 » Abraham van Riebeeck, South African-Indonesian merchant and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1653)
- 1747 » Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright (b. 1668)
- 1768 » Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1693)
- 1776 » James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1710)
- 1780 » Bernardo Bellotto, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1720)
Names that were popular for boys in 1720
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Joseph
- Dirk
- Jans
Names that were popular for girls in 1720
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Aaltje
- Antje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1720
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 21 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.
- February 29 » Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden abdicates in favour of her husband, who becomes King Frederick I on March 24.
- March 24 » Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February
- August 14 » The Spanish military Villasur expedition is wiped out by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.
- October 20 » Caribbean pirate Calico Jack is captured by the Royal Navy.
- November 9 » The synagogue of Judah HeHasid is burned down by Arab creditors, leading to the expulsion of the Ashkenazim from Jerusalem.
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