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Born on Wednesday December 6, 1747
- Anna Catharina Van Opstal, Herselt
- Cornelis Adriaen Petrus VERBOVEN, Loenhout,2290,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË († 1815)
- Dimphna Helmons, Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Dimphna HELMONTS, Wouw (N.Br. Nl)
- Cornelis van den Bor, Nijkerk († 1755)
- Cornelis Romijn, Dussen,Gemeente Werkendam,North Brabant,Netherlands († 1827)
- Antje Davids' van Schagen, Enkhuizen († 1803)
- Anna (Johanna) Vogelensang, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelia Rietveld, Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1795)
- Cornelia Haesen, Veldwezelt († 1785)
Died on Wednesday December 6, 1747
- Johann Engelhard Steuber (54), Rinteln, Allemagne
- Geertje Jans, Barneveld
- Claude JAVIT (0), Bizonnes,AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES,Isère,Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Jenneke Jans van de Schoot (53), Boxtel, Noord Brabant, NL
- Eligius Lagae (77), Heule
- Arnoldus van Sundert, Wouw
- Christian Weißflog (74), Lauter
- Frouke HARMS (57), Appingedam, Groningen, Nederland
- Johann Pierre BUCHHEIT (62), Obergailbach, Lothringen, Moselle, Grand Est, France
- Dimphna CEUSTERMANS (90), Hoeven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 6, 1747 at Delpher
Born on December 6
- 1685 » Marie Adélaïde of Savoy († 1712)
- 1721 » Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician († 1794)
- 1721 » James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist († 1809)
- 1752 » Gabriel Duvall, American jurist and politician († 1844)
- 1778 » Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist († 1850)
- 1792 » William II of the Netherlands († 1849)
- 1803 » Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony († 1829)
- 1805 » Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician († 1871)
- 1805 » Richard Hanson, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of South Australia († 1876)
- 1812 » Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman and philanthropist († 1884)
Died on December 6
- 1658 » Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (b. 1601)
- 1675 » John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (b. 1602)
- 1686 » Eleonora Gonzaga, Queen consort of Ferdinand III (b. 1630)
- 1716 » Benedictus Buns, Dutch priest and composer (b. 1642)
- 1718 » Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1674)
- 1746 » Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1665)
- 1771 » Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (b. 1682)
- 1779 » Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (b. 1699)
- 1788 » Jonathan Shipley, English bishop (b. 1714)
- 1855 » William John Swainson, English ornithologist and entomologist (b. 1789)
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 December 6, 1747
The temperature on December 6, 1747 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen.