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Born on Sunday January 14, 1748
- Adriaan Bierens, Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland
- Aart de Hees, Rotterdam
- Aartje Hannissen van Weenen, Lunteren (Ede) († 1827)
- Aaltje Bruinink, Dalfsen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1818)
- AAlbert Aarts, Beekbergen
- Aaltje Harms, Termunten, Nederland († 1830)
- Adrianus Rombout(s), Orthen ('s-Hertogenbosch)
- Adriana Danielse Bakker, Haamstede († 1792)
- Aartje Van Weenen (Hannissen), Driehuizen/ Lunteren († 1827)
- Abraham Pruijmelaar, Zaamslag († 1763)
Died on Sunday January 14, 1748
- Elisabeth Maria Lyssens (47), Kruibeke (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Catharina Elisabetha Weiser (53), Mill Creek, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
- Cornelis de Greef (54), Oudenbosch (NL)
- Marguerite Boyer (36), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Marie Françoise Baudry (0), La Bassée, 59480, Nord, FRANCE
- Hannah Dunham (78), Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, British America
- Anna Neels, Ruddervoorde
- Antonius van der Aa, Den Dungen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- François BEUGNET (68), Annezin,62035,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
- Jannetje GORDIJN, Wassenaar
Born on January 14
- 1699 » Jakob Adlung, German organist, historian, and theorist († 1762)
- 1700 » Picander, German poet and playwright († 1764)
- 1702 » Emperor Nakamikado of Japan († 1737)
- 1705 » Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French sailor, explorer, and politician († 1786)
- 1741 » Benedict Arnold, American-British general († 1801)
- 1767 » Maria Theresa of Austria († 1827)
- 1780 » Henry Baldwin, American judge and politician († 1844)
- 1792 » Christian de Meza, Danish general († 1865)
- 1793 » John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician († 1852)
- 1798 » Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dutch historian, jurist, and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 1872)
Died on January 14
- 1676 » Francesco Cavalli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1602)
- 1679 » Jacques de Billy, French mathematician and academic (b. 1602)
- 1701 » Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyō (b. 1628)
- 1742 » Edmond Halley, English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist (b. 1656)
- 1753 » George Berkeley, Anglo-Irish philosopher and author (b. 1685)
- 1766 » Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723)
- 1776 » Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (b. 1713)
- 1786 » Meshech Weare, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713)
- 1786 » Michael Arne, English organist and composer (b. 1741)
- 1823 » Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek politician (b. 1760)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1748
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- June 11 » Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
- August 26 » The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
- October 12 » War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
- October 18 » Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.
Weather January 14, 1748
The temperature on January 14, 1748 was about -9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder.