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Born on Wednesday October 23, 1748
- Christian Schmidt, Bernshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1758)
- Bernardus DOUSSELAERE, Maldegem,9990,Oost-Vlaanderen,BELGIE († 1783)
- Ann Gignilliat
- Daniel van der Burgh, Leiden († 1817)
- Christianus Reijnen, Hatert († 1841)
- Ana Gonçalves de Moura, Prados, Minas Gerais, Brasil
- Christoffel Johannesz. Wagtman(Waxman), Delft († 1813)
- Daniël van der Burg, Leiden
- "Simon" Zijmon Zijmon, Heeswijk, NL († 1825)
- Cornelia Baggerman, Werkendam
Died on Wednesday October 23, 1748
- Jacoba Van Haesebrouck (58), Ichtegem,8480,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Frans Ariensz Monna (47), Naaldwijk
- Jeanne DALIER (80), BOUILH PEREUILH (65)
- Abigail Miles (79), Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
- Joanna Van Dyck (67), Zoerle-Parwijs, Belgie
- Joanna Van Dyck (67), Zoerle-Parwijs, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Jean Hyrondelle, Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie, Lot, France
- Jean VACHER (0), Bannay,, Centre, FRANCE
- Anna Elisabetha Margaretha Ream (65), Germany
- frans ariensz monna, naaldwijk (zuid holland)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 23, 1748 at Delpher
Born on October 23
- 1698 » Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed the École Militaire († 1782)
- 1705 » Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Austrian field marshal († 1757)
- 1713 » Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist, poet, and educator († 1778)
- 1762 » Samuel Morey, American engineer († 1843)
- 1766 » Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general († 1847)
- 1790 » Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American minister, lexicographer, and educator († 1860)
- 1796 » Stefano Franscini, Swiss statistician and politician († 1857)
- 1801 » Albert Lortzing, German singer-songwriter and actor († 1851)
- 1805 » John Russell Bartlett, American linguist and historian († 1886)
- 1813 » Ludwig Leichhardt, German-Australian explorer († 1848)
Died on October 23
- 1616 » Leonhard Hutter, German theologian and academic (b. 1563)
- 1688 » Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (b. 1610)
- 1730 » Anne Oldfield, English actress (b. 1683)
- 1764 » Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte, French admiral (b. 1683)
- 1774 » Michel Benoist, French missionary and astronomer (b. 1715)
- 1867 » Franz Bopp, German linguist and academic (b. 1791)
- 1869 » Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1799)
- 1872 » Théophile Gautier, French journalist, author, and poet (b. 1811)
- 1885 » Charles S. West, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (b. 1829)
- 1893 » Alexander of Battenberg (b. 1857)
Names that were popular for boys in 1748
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Jacobus
- John
- Dirk
- Johann
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1748
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Mary
- Antje
- Adriana
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 October 23, 1748
The temperature on October 23, 1748 was about 7.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.