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Born on Wednesday August 17, 1729
- Egbert Egberts IJmker, Hoogeveen, Nederland
- Gerridje van der Spade, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Helena Verhulst, Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1769)
- Arij van der Gaag, Loosduinen
- Cornelis Jansz Pels, Woerden
- Cornelis janse Pels, Woerden
- Egbert Theunis IJmker, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1810)
- Cornelis Janse Pels, Woerden
- Catharina Peirels, Temse († 1732)
- Charlotte Amable Larcheveque, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Died on Wednesday August 17, 1729
- Aagje Huijbregts van den Velden, Delft
- Jonathan FLETCHER (0), New England, Hettinger, North Dakota, United States
- Jeanne Eléonore CRESPIN (60), Allouagne,62023,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
- Thomas van Brey (40), Lierop
- Pieter Cornelisz van de Merwe (26), Dubbeldam, zh.nld
- Heinrich Schulte gt Kreijemeijer (58), Mettingen, Pruisen, Duitsland
- Johannes Hansz. Smink (41), Delft
- Silvestro ALLESINA (65), Druogno,28853,Verbano-Cusio-Ossola,Piémont,ITALIE
- Pieter Cornelisz van der Merwe (26), Dubbeldam, Nederland
- Maria Theresia VON FÜNFKIRCHEN (54)
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
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jacob
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- John
- Thomas
- Johann
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1729
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Adriana
- Anne
- Grietje
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 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.