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• Henri Wauters, Horpmaal, België
• Ari Cornelisz Vis, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH)
• Clemens Swanenburg, Sasenheim
• Catharina Puts († 1795)
• Daniel Blackman, Battle, Sussex, England
• Janna Gijsberts BOUWHOF, Brummen († 1779)
• Berend Hissink, Vorden, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Christoffel Morter, Griethausen (Dld)
• Elisabeth Vrients VRIENDS, Kruisland, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1818)
• Henricus Bots, Schaft, Nederland († 1740)

• Cletus Philippus (Verheven Tot Markies) van der Vekene
• andreas jeucken (alias roosen) (76), helden
• Egidius, Joosten Helmonts, Helmons, Hellemonts (70), Roosendaal
• Cornelia Paulisse Hooft (41)
• Egidius Joosen Hellemont (70), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Frerich Frederich Rolfs (61), Strackholt, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany
• Cornelius Zijlmans, Zundert
• Cornelia (We. Constant Demuynck) Verplancke (77), Zedelgem, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Ebenezer Belding (72), Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
• Delania STAKENBURG (74), Antwerpen

• 1692 » Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni, Italian poet and academic († 1768)
• 1694 » Voltaire, French historian, playwright, and philosopher († 1778)
• 1718 » Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, German composer, critic, and theorist († 1795)
• 1729 » Josiah Bartlett, American physician and politician, 6th Governor of New Hampshire († 1795)
• 1760 » Joseph Plumb Martin, American sergeant († 1850)
• 1768 » Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian, philosopher, and scholar († 1834)
• 1785 » William Beaumont, American surgeon, "Father of Gastric Physiology" († 1853)
• 1787 » Samuel Cunard, Canadian businessman, founded the Cunard Line († 1865)
• 1811 » Ludwik Gorzkowski, Polish politician, physicist and revolutionary activist († 1857)
• 1811 » Zeng Guofan, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang († 1872)

• 1639 » Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (b. 1583)
• 1652 » Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (b. 1585)
• 1695 » Henry Purcell, English organist and composer (b. 1659)
• 1775 » John Hill, English botanist and author (b. 1719)
• 1782 » Jacques de Vaucanson, French engineer (b. 1709)
• 1811 » Heinrich von Kleist, German poet and author (b. 1777)
• 1844 » Ivan Krylov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1769)
• 1859 » Yoshida Shōin, Japanese academic and politician (b. 1830)
• 1861 » Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, French priest and activist (b. 1802)
• 1870 » Karel Jaromír Erben, Czech historian and poet (b. 1811)

1. Jan
2. Cornelis
3. Joannes
4. Pieter
5. Johannes
6. Hendrik
7. Petrus
8. Jacob
9. Willem
10. Jacobus
11. Gerrit
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Johann
16. Henricus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Marie
4. Joanna
5. Johanna
6. Catharina
7. Cornelia
8. Elisabeth
9. Neeltje
10. Trijntje
11. Grietje
12. Elizabeth
13. Jannetje
14. Mary
15. Aaltje
16. Adriana

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• February 24 » Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
• March 22 » Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
• May 16 » The Battle of Vasai concludes as the Marathas defeat the Portuguese army.
• September 9 » Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
• September 18 » The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
• November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

The temperature on November 21, 1739 was about 2.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: geheel betrokken.