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Born on Wednesday August 17, 1729
- Daniel Mowry II († 1806)
- Arij van der Gaag, Loosduinen
- Dirk van Zetten, Maurik
- Aart van Engelenburg, Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Charlotte Amable Larcheveque, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Arnoldus van Haeren, Kekerdom, Gelderland, Nederland († 1729)
- Anna Maria de BACKER, Gierle, 13009, Antwerpen, Belgique († 1798)
- Gillis RAMMON, Dordrecht
- Cornelis Janse Pel[t]s, Woerden
- Cornelis janse Pels, Woerden
Died on Wednesday August 17, 1729
- Therese Barones Von Fünfkirchen (54), Wien, Österreich
- Joanna Rutten (7), Kranenburg Kreis Kleve Nord-Rhein-Westfalen Deutschland
- Maria Theresia von Fünfkirchen (54), Wien
- Maria Therese van Fünfkirchen (54)
- Maria-Theresia von FÜNFKIRCHEN (54)
- Maria Theresia Gräfin von Fünfkirchen (54)
- Thomas van Brey, Lierop
- Pieter Cornelisze Van De MERWE (26), Dubbeldam
- Jean Nicolas BOUCHAT (59), Dave,5100,Namen,Wallonië,BELGIË
- Catharina MOLIERS (63), Dordrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 17, 1729 at Delpher
Born on August 17
- 1629 » John III Sobieski, Polish–Lithuanian king († 1696)
- 1686 » Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator († 1768)
- 1753 » Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian († 1828)
- 1768 » Louis Desaix, French general († 1800)
- 1786 » Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician († 1836)
- 1786 » Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld († 1861)
- 1801 » Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer and feminist († 1865)
- 1828 » Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist and physician († 1897)
- 1840 » Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist († 1922)
- 1845 » Henry Cadwalader Chapman, American physician and naturalist († 1909)
Died on August 17
- 1673 » Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)
- 1676 » Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621)
- 1720 » Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654)
- 1723 » Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668)
- 1768 » Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)
- 1785 » Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)
- 1786 » Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712)
- 1809 » Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)
- 1814 » John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (b. 1732)
- 1834 » Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (b. 1802)
Names that were popular for boys in 1729
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Jean
- Joseph
- Gerrit
- Franciscus
- Jansz
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1729
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
- Van
- Elizabeth
- Catherine
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.
The weather on Wednesday August 17, 1729
The temperature on August 17, 1729 was about 18.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly south. Weather type: regen onweer.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI