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March 6, 1742Born on Wednesday March 7, 1742
- Geert Alberts Gritter (Grutter), Ruinen († 1819)
- Adriana Johanna Maria Simonis TIMMERS, Udenhout, 4289, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1815)
- Alberine Muylaert, Appelterre-Eichem († 1825)
- Catharina van Loon, Essen, Antwerpen, België
- Feetje van den BERG, Urk, Flevoland, Nederland
- Cornelia Wilhelmina de Dieu, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Gabriel Brousseau, ST AUGUSTIN, Quebec, Canada († 1782)
- Anna Boom, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth van Deuren, Itegem († 1806)
- Catherine Thérèse de Seille, Steenhuize († 1817)
Died on Wednesday March 7, 1742
- Adriaan Mijsbergh
- Hubert Beutels (47), Scherpenheuvel
- Jean FRANCOIS, BEFFE (Trinal), Luxembourg, Belgique
- Doodgeboren kind Korbee (0), Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Engel Paarlberg (41), Oceaan
- Anna Maria Meijken BORGHANS (74), Waubach, Landgraaf, Nederland
- Dettie-Cecilia Hylckama (0), Sloten, Gaasterlan-Sleat, Friesland, Netherlands
- Herman Cornelis van de WAL (42), Best, 3327, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Margaretha Wiermans, Urmond, Gemeente Stein, Limburg, Nederland
- Engel Andriesz PAARLBERG, Op zee
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 7, 1742 at Delpher
Born on March 7
- 1678 » Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect, designed the Basilica of Superga († 1736)
- 1693 » Clement XIII, pope of the Catholic Church († 1769)
- 1715 » Ewald Christian von Kleist, German soldier and poet († 1759)
- 1723 » Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy († 1725)
- 1730 » Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, French soldier and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1807)
- 1765 » Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, invented photography († 1833)
- 1785 » Alessandro Manzoni, Italian author and poet († 1873)
- 1788 » Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist and biochemist († 1878)
- 1792 » John Herschel, English mathematician and astronomer († 1871)
- 1811 » Increase A. Lapham, American botanist and author († 1875)
Died on March 7
- 1578 » Margaret Douglas, English daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (b. 1515)
- 1625 » Johann Bayer, German lawyer and cartographer (b. 1572)
- 1724 » Pope Innocent XIII (b. 1655)
- 1767 » Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician, 2nd Colonial Governor of Louisiana (b. 1680)
- 1778 » Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist (b. 1720)
- 1809 » Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight (b. 1753)
- 1810 » Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (b. 1750)
- 1838 » Robert Townsend, American spy (b. 1753)
- 1897 » Harriet Ann Jacobs, African American Abolitionist and author (b. 1813)
- 1904 » Ferdinand André Fouqué, French geologist and petrologist (b. 1828)
Names that were popular for boys in 1742
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jean
- Jans
- Pierre
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1742
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1742
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 24 » Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- February 16 » Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
- April 13 » George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
The weather on Wednesday March 7, 1742
The temperature on March 7, 1742 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast by east. Weather type: geheel betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI