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Born on Thursday August 20, 1744
- Cornelis Berkelo, Montfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Dorothea Kall, Rotterdam († 1822)
- Catherine Nackaerts, Leuven
- Adriana Cnelizdr van der Velde, Sassenheim, Zuid Holland, Netherlands († 1819)
- Adriana Cneliz (Ariaentje) van der Velden, Warmond, Nederland († 1819)
- Cornelis Andriesse Rommers, Sprundel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1785)
- Antonia van Machere, Lithoijen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bernardus Poortman Portmann, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Düsseldorf, Nordrheinwestfalen, Germany († 1826)
- Adrianus van Gorp, Tilburg († 1772)
- Claude PERRET, Beausemblant,26240,Drôme,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE († 1747)
Died on Thursday August 20, 1744
- Nn MOREL, Rotterdam
- Harmen Harmensz Drost (70)
- Grietje Hendrike Siby, Oost-Zaandam, Netherlands
- Aafke Olcherts (59), Maarslag
- Joos Pauwel De Grave (23), Belsele, Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- George Heinrich Werndly (50), Batavia, Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia
- Maria Jois van Hees, Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Jacob Soule (41), Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Aefke Olchers (70), Maarslag
- Gerritie Bitter (0), Schiedam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 20, 1744 at Delpher
Born on August 20
- 1659 » Henry Every, English pirate († 1696)
- 1710 » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic († 1761)
- 1719 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator († 1783)
- 1720 » Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
- 1778 » Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile († 1842)
- 1779 » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic († 1848)
- 1789 » Abbas Mirza, Qajar crown prince of Persia († 1833)
- 1799 » James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar († 1840)
- 1833 » Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States († 1901)
- 1845 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers († 1916)
Died on August 20
- 1672 » Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623)
- 1672 » Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (b. 1625)
- 1680 » William Bedloe, English spy (b. 1650)
- 1701 » Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)
- 1707 » Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
- 1773 » Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)
- 1785 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
- 1823 » Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)
- 1825 » William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)
- 1835 » Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1744
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- February 22 » War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
- July 4 » The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- September 30 » War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway.
Weather August 20, 1744
The temperature on August 20, 1744 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: omtrent helder zeer betrokken.