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Born on Monday August 15, 1729
- Bernaert De Bruijckere, Sint-Laureins, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Andreas de Block, Stekene, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Jan MUNNIKHOF, Strijen
- Joanna Maria Van den Bergh, Dessel, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Andreï Mikhaïlovich Galitzine († 1770)
- Abigail French, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States († 1785)
- Georg Wilhelm Lückel, Girkhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Abraham Dominicus Asma, Steenwijk
- Cornelis Huybregtse Van Reewijk, Rotterdam
- Isabella Maria Philippa Kinnie, Boom, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1768)
Died on Monday August 15, 1729
- Frans Verhagen (77), Hever, Boortmeerbeek, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Henrich Dickel (0), Rinthe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Claasjen Everts Rietvelt (50), Hoogeveen
- Catharina Öettiens (42), Arcen, Arcen en Velden, Limburg, Netherlands
- Mary Hathaway (38), Dighton, Massachusetts
- Elisabeth Eleonora Verschuilenburgh, Neganapatnam
- Cornelis Pietersz SCHARENDIJK (21), Zwartewaal
- Therese Marie Bouret Lepine (2), Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada
- Adriana DE CLERCK, Westende, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Guurtje Aalberts, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 15, 1729 at Delpher
Born on August 15
- 1652 » John Grubb, American politician († 1708)
- 1702 » Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and Royal Academician († 1788)
- 1717 » Blind Jack, English engineer († 1810)
- 1736 » Johann Christoph Kellner, German organist and composer († 1803)
- 1740 » Matthias Claudius, German poet and author († 1815)
- 1769 » Napoleon, French general and emperor († 1821)
- 1771 » Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet († 1832)
- 1785 » Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author († 1859)
- 1787 » Eliza Lee Cabot Follen, American writer, editor, abolitionist († 1860)
- 1798 » Sangolli Rayanna, Indian warrior († 1831)
Died on August 15
- 1594 » Thomas Kyd, English playwright (b. 1558)
- 1621 » John Barclay, Scottish poet and author (b. 1582)
- 1666 » Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (b. 1591)
- 1714 » Constantin Brâncoveanu, Romanian prince (b. 1654)
- 1728 » Marin Marais, French viol player and composer (b. 1656)
- 1758 » Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (b. 1698)
- 1799 » Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and author (b. 1729)
- 1844 » José María Coppinger, governor of Spanish East Florida (b. 1733)
- 1852 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)
- 1859 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
Names that were popular for boys in 1729
Names that were popular for girls in 1729
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1729
- This page is only available in Dutch.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.
Weather August 15, 1729
The temperature on August 15, 1729 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: helder.