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• Aafje IJsbrantsz Koning, West-Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1768)
• Amelberga Zaman, Belsele († 1730)
• Albertus GROENMAN († 1731)
• Cornelia Claasdr van Wekkeren, Capelle aan den ijssel
• Antje COORDES, Aurich,,GERMANY,GroBefehn († 1730)
• Catharina Eva Fellinger, Herxheimweyher, Sudliche Weinstrasse, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany († 1812)
• Cornelis Corneliszn Van Andel, Uitwijk
• Arnoldus Martinus LENAERTS, Orsmaal-Gussenhoven, 24133, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgique, Orsmaal
• Annetje Cool, Kingston, Ulster, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Andre Joseph DUROHART, Houplines,59 († 1794)

• Isaac Wheeler (69), Medfield, Massachusetts
• Marcus Geskens (Geyskens) (42), Testelt
• Ariaantje Jacobs Timmers (25)
• Marcus Geijskens (42), Testelt
• Jakob Hellenthal (45)
• Gerrit Braeck (27), IJsselstein
• Daniel van der Merct, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catherine JEROME (54), Manonville, 54385, France
• Maria Theresia de Lelie (5), Tilburg
• Marcus Geskens (42), Testelt, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgie

• 1685 » Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author († 1770)
• 1700 » Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist († 1782)
• 1720 » Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan († 1750)
• 1741 » André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer († 1813)
• 1762 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor († 1820)
• 1764 » Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor († 1846)
• 1792 » Caroline Augusta of Bavaria († 1873)
• 1798 » Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia († 1849)
• 1807 » Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and zoologist († 1889)
• 1817 » Richard S. Ewell, American general († 1872)

• 1623 » Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (b. 1546)
• 1676 » Alexis of Russia (b. 1629)
• 1696 » Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)
• 1709 » Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1658)
• 1725 » Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)
• 1749 » Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)
• 1750 » Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (b. 1685)
• 1768 » George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (b. 1695)
• 1772 » Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (b. 1719)
• 1849 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• April 8 » Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.
• July 8 » An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000km (620mi) of Chile's coastline.
• October 1 » Ahmed III is forced to abdicate as the Ottoman sultan.
• October 22 » Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed.
• November 18 » The future Frederick II (known as Frederick the Great), King of Prussia, is granted a royal pardon and released from confinement.

The temperature on February 8, 1730 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.