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• Albertus Jacquemyn, Kapellen Glabbeek, 3381, België († 1809)
• Acke, Joure
• Grietje Cornieles, Nijeberkeap, Eaststellingwerf, Fryslân, Netherlands
• Grietje Cornieles, Oldeberkoop, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Grietje Peters, Muntendam (gem. Midden-Groningen)
• Jacobus Vanmarcke, Otegem (W-VL) België († 1813)
• Johanna Margareta Buyskes, Enkhuizen († 1771)
• Bernard Joseph BARY, Court-Saint-Étienne, 1490, Brabant Wallon, Belgique
• Albertus Jacquemijn, Kapellen(Glabbeek), Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1809)
• Edward Drury, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1748)

• Jean DELAYEN (60), Bomy,62153,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
• Marijtje van den Bos (25), Leiden, ZH, Nederland
• Bernhard Schmitt (34), Bekond, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
• Marijtje van den Bos (25), Leiden
• Pieter van de Heg (0), Loon op zand
• Johannes Schuhmacher (0), Elsoff, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Elisabeth Hackeneijs
• Klasijntje de Geer
• Cornelis Mats (0), Westzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Philippe DERVAUX (81), Tourcoing, 59599, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

• 1679 » Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal († 1758)
• 1760 » Pope Leo XII († 1829)
• 1764 » Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer († 1838)
• 1771 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer († 1831)
• 1773 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer († 1858)
• 1778 » James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy († 1860)
• 1788 » Thomas Tredgold, English engineer and author († 1829)
• 1800 » Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar († 1865)
• 1800 » William S. Harney, American general († 1889)
• 1827 » Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician († 1906)

• 1664 » Maria Cunitz, Polish astronomer and author (b. 1610)
• 1680 » John George II, Elector of Saxony (b. 1613)
• 1681 » Philippe Delano, Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (b. 1602)
• 1701 » John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1628)
• 1711 » Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (b. 1644)
• 1752 » William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (b. 1667)
• 1773 » George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1709)
• 1793 » Louis de Noailles, French general (b. 1713)
• 1797 » Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (b. 1724)
• 1806 » Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and illustrator (b. 1732)

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. Elizabeth
12. Grietje
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 17 » The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
• February 24 » Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
• 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.
• 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 August 22, 1739 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: geheel betrokken.