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Died on Saturday August 12, 1724
- Joos DE SMEDT (82), Opwijk, België
- Dirk van der LINDEN (3), Strijen
- Jean Villemant (44), Montreuil-sur-Mer-Pas-de-Calais (62170)-Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Hauts de France
- Hendrik Helmer Reijnoldus, Axel
- dirk diksz van der LINDEN (3), strijen
- Agustina Hurtado del Aguila y Lasso de la Vega - (78), Popayán, Cauca, Colombia
- Jenne Maria Hockers (6), Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Geertje Gerrits Bom, Ridderkerk
- Anna van Erffrenten (63), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Elisabeth STRUELENS (35), Denderleeuw,9470,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
Born on August 12
- 1604 » Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shōgun († 1651)
- 1626 » Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer († 1690)
- 1629 » Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Austrian archduchess († 1685)
- 1644 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer († 1704)
- 1686 » John Balguy, English philosopher and author († 1748)
- 1696 » Maurice Greene, English organist and composer († 1755)
- 1762 » George IV of the United Kingdom († 1830)
- 1773 » Karl Faber, Prussian historian and academic († 1853)
- 1774 » Robert Southey, English poet and author († 1843)
- 1831 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian theosophist and scholar († 1891)
Died on August 12
- 1612 » Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1557)
- 1638 » Johannes Althusius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1557)
- 1674 » Philippe de Champaigne, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1602)
- 1689 » Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)
- 1778 » Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (b. 1714)
- 1809 » Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)
- 1810 » Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)
- 1822 » Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (b. 1769)
- 1827 » William Blake, English poet and painter (b. 1757)
- 1829 » Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (b. 1760)
Names that were popular for boys in 1724
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Jean
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Gerrit
- Pierre
- John
- Jansz
Names that were popular for girls in 1724
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Jans
- Jannetje
- Grietje
- Catherine
- Jeanne
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.
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