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Born on Thursday January 5, 1747
- Jacob Vermaas, Delft
- Joan Herman Wurtz, Wesuwe, Haren († 1787)
- Jan Crijnse Verloo, Brouwershaven
- Charles Joseph VAN COPPENOLLE, Renaix-St-Pierre,9600,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Christiaan van Gennep, Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Geesjen Kamphuis, De Meene († 1830)
- Pepin, St Augustin, Que († 1747)
- Henrich Jurgen (also HEIERMANN) OVERHOFF, Ende/Herdecke (D)
- Jacob Allewijnsz Vermaas, Delft, zh.nld († 1809)
- Hendrik Koeleman, Ellenstetd (Du) († 1820)
Died on Thursday January 5, 1747
- Guillaume Payet (72), Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
- Pierre Jean PERRIN (65), (Lochy) Lissay-Lochy, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
- Thomas Jansen van HULTEN (78), Drunen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Nathanael Christiaansz le Pair (56), Warmond
- Lijsbeth Kemmer (74), Utrecht, Nederland
- John Fay (77), Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Miss Pepin (0)
- Aart CAPITEIJN (2), Gouderak
- Joannes Hanlo (0), Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam,North Holland,Netherlands
- Johann Adam MULLER (0), Langensoultzbach,67360,Bas-Rhin,Alsace,FRANCE
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 5, 1747 at Delpher
Born on January 5
- 1735 » Claude Martin, French-English general and explorer († 1800)
- 1767 » Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist and academic († 1832)
- 1779 » Stephen Decatur, American commander († 1820)
- 1779 » Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer († 1813)
- 1781 » Gaspar Flores de Abrego, three terms mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas († 1836)
- 1793 » Harvey Putnam, American lawyer and politician († 1855)
- 1808 » Anton Füster, Austrian priest and activist († 1881)
- 1834 » William John Wills, English surgeon and explorer († 1861)
- 1838 » Camille Jordan, French mathematician and academic († 1922)
- 1846 » Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German philosopher and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1926)
Died on January 5
- 1713 » Jean Chardin, French explorer and author (b. 1643)
- 1740 » Antonio Lotti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1667)
- 1762 » Empress Elizabeth of Russia (b. 1709)
- 1771 » John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
- 1796 » Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1731)
- 1823 » George Johnston, Scottish-Australian colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764)
- 1845 » Robert Smirke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1753)
- 1846 » Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter and illustrator (b. 1812)
- 1858 » Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (b. 1766)
- 1860 » John Neumann, Czech-American bishop and saint (b. 1811)
Names that were popular for boys in 1747
Names that were popular for girls in 1747
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1747
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 31 » The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
- May 14 » War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
- October 25 » War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.
Weather January 5, 1747
The temperature on January 5, 1747 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by east. Weather type: geheel betrokken.