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July 7, 1726Born on Monday July 8, 1726
- Jean Côté, L'Ange-Gardien, QC, Canada
- Jean GAUVRIT, Challans, 85300, France († 1782)
- Jan Eijgenhuis, Aalsmeer,Gemeente Aalsmeer,Noord-Holland,PAYS-BAS
- Friedrich von Löwenstern, Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1774)
- Engelbertus De Greef, Haren, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk gewest, Belgium
- Anna BRANS, Vliermaal († 1771)
- Abigail Salisbury, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, Verenigde Staten († 1767)
- Jakob Schneider, Dodenau, Kreis Frankenberg
- Baarend Vriends, Haarlem
- Henrick te Riet, Eibergen
Died on Monday July 8, 1726
- Catharina Houben, Roggel
- Aldegundis DANIELS (76)
- Joannes De Bock (55), Sinaai-Waas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Petrus De Wachter (66), Liezele
- Elizabeth Saltonstall (57), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Maria van der Wal (41), Delft
- Ebel ECKES (17), Lutjegast
- Nicolaus Marcelis Coolen (76), Lithoijen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Barbara Mijlief (74), Welle, België
- Cornelia Wouters (66), Beek, gemeente Beek, Limburg, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 8, 1726 at Delpher
Born on July 8
- 1621 » Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet († 1695)
- 1760 » Christian Kramp, French mathematician and academic († 1826)
- 1766 » Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon († 1842)
- 1779 » Giorgio Pullicino, Maltese painter and architect († 1851)
- 1819 » Francis Leopold McClintock, Irish admiral and explorer († 1907)
- 1830 » Frederick W. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State († 1915)
- 1831 » John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola († 1888)
- 1836 » Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1914)
- 1838 » Eli Lilly, American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded Eli Lilly and Company († 1898)
- 1838 » Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company († 1917)
Died on July 8
- 1623 » Pope Gregory XV (b. 1554)
- 1689 » Edward Wooster, English-American settler (b. 1622)
- 1695 » Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1629)
- 1716 » Robert South, English preacher and theologian (b. 1634)
- 1721 » Elihu Yale, American-English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1649)
- 1784 » Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1735)
- 1794 » Richard Mique, French architect (b. 1728)
- 1820 » Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor (b. 1816)
- 1822 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (b. 1792)
- 1850 » Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1726
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- February 13 » Parliament of Negrete between Mapuche and Spanish authorities in Chile bring an end to the Mapuche uprising of 1723–26.
- February 19 » The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia.
- May 9 » Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.
- October 28 » The novel Gulliver's Travels is published.
Weather July 8, 1726
The temperature on July 8, 1726 was about -11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.