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• Goedbier († 1774)
• Catharina Jungerhans, Wesuwe, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Andriana Carolina Adriana Mechelina Christina Janssen, Baarlo, Nederland († 1815)
• Anna Anthonissen (Kuijer), Baarn
• Annigje den Hartog, Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, NL
• Adriaantje van Drunen, Almkerk en Emmikhoven, Nederland († 1779)
• Catharina Kivits, Vlijmen
• Aleida Corton, Amersfoort
• Archibald Grant († 1796)
• Aleida Corton, Amersfoort, r.c. Kromme Ellboog

• Dirck Cornelisz Spijker (60), Andijk
• Dirk Cornelisz Spijker (60), Andijk, Nederland
• Geesken Lentelink, Borculo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Hendrika Peters Haijens (35), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Catherine GAHIDE (68), Lamain,7522,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
• Hinderika Haijens (35), Groningen
• Fredericus STASSEN, 's Heren-Elderen, 3700, Tongeren, Limburg, België
• Anna Anthonissen (Kuijer) (5), Baarn
• Dirk Jansz Van Uijen (35), Huisduinen, N.Holland, Nederland
• Antje Vet (0), Den Helder

• 1646 » Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist († 1714)
• 1653 » Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer († 1713)
• 1723 » Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic († 1762)
• 1740 » Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist († 1799)
• 1752 » Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright († 1831)
• 1754 » Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer († 1803)
• 1758 » John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian († 1826)
• 1781 » René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope († 1826)
• 1796 » Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist († 1866)
• 1817 » Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgian jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg († 1904)

• 1624 » Juan de Mariana, Spanish priest and historian (b. 1536)
• 1659 » Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1593)
• 1673 » Molière, French actor and playwright (b. 1622)
• 1680 » Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (b. 1599)
• 1680 » Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)
• 1715 » Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)
• 1732 » Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)
• 1768 » Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1691)
• 1841 » Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770)
• 1849 » María de las Mercedes Barbudo, Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island (b. 1773)

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• March 24 » Naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act is passed.

The temperature on February 17, 1731 was about -4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: helder.