About the day » Sunday December 20, 1739Calender converter

• Aantje Ottelander, Meerkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anie Remkes, Siddeburen gemeente Slochteren Groningen
• Albert Klaver, Harderwijk († 1743)
• Aart Janszn LAGENDIJK, Rhoon, 6226, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1803)
• Aart Jansz Lagendrijk, Rhoon († 1803)
• Abigael Panhuis (Spanhuisen), Leeuwarden
• Albert Derks Klaver, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland († 1743)
• Aaltjen Gerrits Groot Haar, Bathmen
• aart jansz LAGENDIJK, rhoon († 1803)
• Aaltje Reijns Hagen, Doornspijk, Nederland († 1830)

• Anna de Maarschalk (44), Koewacht, België-Nederland
• Catharina Anné (68), Temse
• Jean COUESPEL (60), La Chapelle-en-Juger,50570,Manche,BASSE-NORMANDIE,FRANCE
• Johanna Kuil (26), Haarlem
• Andreas Schelfaut (13), Sint-Niklaas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
• Jobje Jacobsdr Moeijelijcker (59), tholen (zeeland)
• François Czernin de Chudenitz (29)
• Leendert Jacobse Monster (8), Puttershoek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Joa Maria van Beusecom (0), Mill, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Jacob Isaaksz HORDIJK (1)

• 1626 » Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German scholar and politician († 1692)
• 1629 » Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter († 1684)
• 1641 » Urban Hjärne, Swedish chemist, geologist, and physician († 1724)
• 1740 » Arthur Lee, American physician and diplomat († 1792)
• 1786 » Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer († 1853)
• 1792 » Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, French painter and educator († 1845)
• 1806 » Martín Carrera, Mexican general and president (1855) († 1871)
• 1812 » Laura M. Hawley Thurston, American poet and educator († 1842)
• 1838 » Edwin Abbott Abbott, English theologian, author, and educator († 1926)
• 1841 » Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1932)

• 1658 » Jean Jannon, French designer and typefounder (b. 1580)
• 1722 » Kangxi, emperor of the Qing Dynasty (b. 1654)
• 1723 » Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist (b. 1652)
• 1740 » Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Portsmouth (b. 1675)
• 1765 » Louis, dauphin of France (b. 1729)
• 1768 » Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni, Italian poet and academic (b. 1692)
• 1783 » Antonio Soler, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1729)
• 1812 » Sacagawea, American explorer (b. 1788)
• 1820 » John Bell, American farmer (b. 1750)
• 1856 » Francesco Bentivegna, Italian activist (b. 1820)

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. Mary
14. Jannetje
15. Aaltje
16. Adriana

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• January 1 » Bouvet Island, the world's remotest island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.
• February 23 » At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
• February 24 » Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
• September 18 » The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
• October 3 » The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian–Turkish War.
• November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

The temperature on December 20, 1739 was about 8.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken.