About the day » Monday May 29, 1747Calender converter

• Hannah Mariah Johanna Hevener, Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States († 1837)
• Job Willemsz. Drop, Vlaardingen († 1747)
• Grietje Simonse, Kerkwerve
• Jeanne MESSIER, Pfetterhouse (68480, Haut-Rhin, France)
• Esaias Harbour, Halifax, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 1833)
• Jean Henri, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
• Joannes van den Broek, Lieshout († 1814)
• Job Drop, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1747)
• Claire Florentine Ricour, Uxem, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1829)
• Hendrina op het Keuterman, Wijhe, Overijssel, Nederland

• Lijsbet Arendsd. Don\Dom (39), Schiedam
• Dirk Biesmeijer (1), Delft
• Christiaan Jansz. Dieleman (67), Terneuzen, Axel, ZLD, Nederland
• Jan De Groot, Vianen
• Henricus Adams Kocks (52), Hapert
• Barbara Jongen (72), Brunssum,, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Catharina LAENEN (2), Olen, 2250, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
• Hendrik Herman DONKER (48), Helmond, 3703, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Pierre Jacques COUSYN (49), Bergues... Hauts de France
• Johannes Mathias Beiren, Maasbracht, Limburg, Nederland

• 1675 » Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher († 1715)
• 1716 » Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist († 1800)
• 1722 » James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician († 1773)
• 1730 » Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer († 1803)
• 1736 » Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia († 1799)
• 1780 » Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist († 1855)
• 1794 » Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer and selenographer († 1874)
• 1797 » Louise-Adéone Drölling, French painter († 1836)
• 1823 » John H. Balsley, American carpenter and inventor († 1895)
• 1860 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer († 1909)

• 1660 » Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1615)
• 1691 » Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629)
• 1790 » Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)
• 1796 » Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (b. 1720)
• 1814 » Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (b. 1763)
• 1829 » Humphry Davy, English-Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1778)
• 1847 » Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
• 1862 » Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (b. 1791)
• 1866 » Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)
• 1873 » Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)

1. Jan
2. Joannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Johannes
6. Pieter
7. Petrus
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Willem
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. John
14. Dirk
15. Johann
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Marie
4. Joanna
5. Johanna
6. Elisabeth
7. Cornelia
8. Catharina
9. Neeltje
10. Grietje
11. Trijntje
12. Elizabeth
13. Aaltje
14. Jannetje
15. Mary
16. Petronella

•  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.

The temperature on May 29, 1747 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken.