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Born on Tuesday January 4, 1724
- Anne BENNETT, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, Verenigde Staten († 1801)
- Adelheid Jürgens, Hiesfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1795)
- Anna Barbara Peters, Tegelen († 1793)
- Arij Dirkswager, Bleiswijk,Lansingerland,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
- Alebregt (Aalbert) van Engelen, Delft († 1795)
- Florentina Meurs, Mehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1788)
- Gertrudis Beijstere, Loon op Zand
- Gerrit van Doijeweerd, Harderwijk
- Geret Dooijeweerd, Harderwijk
- Dieuwertje Dircks van Witsenburg, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1776)
Died on Tuesday January 4, 1724
- Guillaume COLLART (49), Corroy-le-Grand, Province du Brabant Wallon, Walloon Region, Belgie
- Angse Ouwehand (51), Katwijk
- Aermken Bovelinck (41), Winterswijk
- Angse Gijszn Ouwehand (51), Katwijk aan Zee
- Angse Gijse Ouwehand (51), Katwijk aan Zee
- Anne Sauvé (6)
- Gerrit Goverts Verheul, Utrecht
- Cornelis Janse Copmels
- Philibert BERTHOLON (66), Eclose,38300,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Johannes <Jacobi> Alken (51), Niedermendig
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 4, 1724 at Delpher
Born on January 4
- 1643 » Isaac Newton, English mathematician and physicist († 1727)
- 1654 » Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic († 1742)
- 1672 » Hugh Boulter, English-Irish archbishop († 1742)
- 1710 » Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, violinist, and organist († 1736)
- 1720 » Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer († 1774)
- 1785 » Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist († 1863)
- 1809 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille († 1852)
- 1813 » Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator († 1897)
- 1832 » George Tryon, English admiral († 1893)
- 1838 » General Tom Thumb, American circus performer († 1883)
Died on January 4
- 1604 » Ferenc Nádasdy, Hungarian noble (b. 1555)
- 1695 » François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (b. 1628)
- 1752 » Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1704)
- 1761 » Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)
- 1782 » Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed École Militaire (b. 1698)
- 1786 » Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1729)
- 1804 » Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet (b. 1730)
- 1821 » Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint (b. 1774)
- 1825 » Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1751)
- 1863 » Roger Hanson, American general (b. 1827)
Names that were popular for boys in 1724
Names that were popular for girls in 1724
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1724
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 28 » The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
- April 7 » Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
- November 11 » Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
- December 7 » Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.