About the day » Wednesday August 26, 1739Calender converter

• Eerdewijn Bolmeijer, Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1742)
• Adriana Rovers, Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Engeltje van Randwijk, Dordrecht
• Angela Franken
• Elizabeth Waterman, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1826)
• Anna Maria van den Bogaert, Boxmeer († 1794)
• Angela Franc, Leiden
• Angela Frank, Leiden,Gemeente Leiden,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
• Conrad Peter Osterfeld
• Cornelis IJsbrantsz. van der Bijl, Leiden

• Edward Locke (76), Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire
• Annetje Philips Spaans (52), Scheveningen, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Elizabeth Pilcher (0), Kent, England
• Anna Philipsdr (Annetje) Spaans (52), Scheveningen, Nederland
• Maria Krauen, Berg aan de Maas (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
• Marguerite BEDOUER (54), Francueil, 37150, France
• Catharina van Croij (69), Kalmthout (Bel)
• Anna Philipse Spaans (52), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Michael Miller (39)
• Edward J LOCKE (76), rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten

• 1694 » Elisha Williams, English colonial minister, academic, and politician († 1755)
• 1695 » Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault, French singer-songwriter († 1791)
• 1728 » Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer († 1777)
• 1736 » Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French mineralogist and geologist († 1790)
• 1740 » Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, invented the hot air balloon († 1810)
• 1743 » Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist († 1794)
• 1751 » Manuel Abad y Queipo, Spanish-born Mexican bishop († 1825)
• 1775 » William Joseph Behr, German publicist and academic († 1851)
• 1792 » Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan soldier and politician, 4th President of Uruguay († 1857)
• 1797 » Saint Innocent of Alaska, Russian Orthodox missionary priest, then the first Orthodox bishop and archbishop in the Americas, and finally the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia († 1879)

• 1666 » Frans Hals, Dutch painter and educator (b. 1580)
• 1714 » Constantin Brâncoveanu, Ruler of Wallachia (b. 1654)
• 1714 » Edward Fowler, English bishop and author (b. 1632)
• 1723 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist and biologist (b. 1632)
• 1785 » George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician, 3rd Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1716)
• 1810 » Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (b. 1753)
• 1813 » Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (b. 1791)
• 1850 » Louis Philippe I of France (b. 1773)
• 1865 » Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer and academic (b. 1791)
• 1878 » Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (b. 1846)

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• February 17 » The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
• 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.
• 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.
• November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

The temperature on August 26, 1739 was about 27.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: helder.