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• Gabriel Van Der Haegen, Kerksken, Belgium († 1730)
• Claus Grotelueschen, Gemeinde, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany († 1773)
• Jacoba van Oost, St.Maartensdijk († 1729)
• Jacobus Josephus Naessens, Beveren(Belgie) († 1795)
• Ignatius BOUVY, Brugge (Belgie) († 1805)
• Gerret Hendriksz, Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Schrader, Schapen (Duitsland)
• Jan Boonacker, Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Jacoba Lasonder, Schoonhoven
• Almert Schol, Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1741)

• Adelheit Zschille (69), Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
• Marie Anne Charpentier (48), Laon-Faubourg d'Ardon, 02 Aisne, Picardie, France
• Trijntje Govertsd. van Wijn (53), Maassluis
• Hendrik van Heck, Koudekerke
• Adelheid "Oade" Stauffer (69), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
• Neeltje Reijers Rus (0), Alkmaar
• Charlotte HUBERT (69), Viel-Saint-Remy, 08472, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
• Adeleid Stauffer (69)
• Jan Fransse de Vos
• Maria Jan Jan Goossens van der Schoot (49), Schijndel

• 1670 » Augustus II the Strong, Polish king († 1733)
• 1700 » Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect and engineer, designed the Palace of Caserta and Royal Palace of Milan († 1773)
• 1725 » Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans († 1785)
• 1739 » Johann Baptist Wanhal, Czech-Austrian organist and composer († 1813)
• 1754 » Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer and publisher († 1812)
• 1755 » Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violinist and composer († 1824)
• 1767 » Manuel Godoy, Spanish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of Spain († 1851)
• 1774 » Ellis Cunliffe Lister, English politician († 1853)
• 1777 » Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman († 1855)
• 1803 » Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic († 1873)

• 1684 » Edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest (b. 1620)
• 1699 » Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. 1626)
• 1700 » John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1631)
• 1708 » Adolphus Frederick II, duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)
• 1748 » Thomas Lowndes, English astronomer and academic (b. 1692)
• 1759 » Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. 1700)
• 1784 » Abraham Trembley, Swiss zoologist and academic (b. 1710)
• 1792 » Charles Simon Favart, French playwright and composer (b. 1710)
• 1796 » Johann Uz, German poet and author (b. 1720)
• 1801 » Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (b. 1734)

1. Jan
2. Joannes
3. Cornelis
4. Pieter
5. Johannes
6. Petrus
7. Hendrik
8. Willem
9. Jacob
10. Jean
11. Jacobus
12. Gerrit
13. John
14. Thomas
15. Johann
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Marie
4. Catharina
5. Johanna
6. Joanna
7. Elisabeth
8. Cornelia
9. Neeltje
10. Trijntje
11. Jannetje
12. Elizabeth
13. Mary
14. Adriana
15. Anne
16. Grietje

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• July 30 » Founding of Baltimore, Maryland.
• November 9 » Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville.
• November 29 » Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.

The temperature on May 12, 1729 was about 20.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: regen onweer.