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Born on Tuesday December 31, 1748
- Benjamin Bool, Church of England, Wath upon Dearne (Rotherham), South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom († 1785)
- Catharina Cornelisdr. de Jongh, Jaarsveld († 1808)
- Catharina Cornelis' de Jongh, Jaarsveld († 1808)
- Jannetje Grijpensteijn, Weesp, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Agnes Florentina Truyman, Stekene († 1749)
- Isabella Van Houte, Lissewege, België
- Catharina Cornelisdr De Jongh, Jaarsveld, Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1808)
- Egidius Jacaobus Reunes, Beveren (B) († 1752)
- Arnoldus Blanckers, Sint Pieter († 1832)
- Anna Maria Sibilla Voß, Dülmen, Niedersachsen, Duitsland († 1772)
Died on Tuesday December 31, 1748
- Benedictus Nanes (6) (73), ,, Oostermeer, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Catharina Somers (32)
- Benedictus Nanes (73), Harkema Opeinde
- Antoine AUBOUER (75), Saint-Hilaire,ALLIER,Auvergne,France
- Albert Kraal (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jentjen (Jantien) Jans (Cremer) (geboren Roelofs) Roelofs (53), Nieuwe Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
- Gerit Somers (39)
- Benedictus Nannes, Eastermar, Friesland, Nederland
- Joannes van Swieten
- Benedictus Nanes (73), Opeinde
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 31, 1748 at Delpher
Born on December 31
- 1668 » Herman Boerhaave, Dutch botanist and physician († 1738)
- 1714 » Arima Yoriyuki, Japanese mathematician and educator († 1783)
- 1720 » Charles Edward Stuart, Scottish claimant to the throne of England († 1788)
- 1738 » Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India († 1805)
- 1741 » Gottfried August Bürger, German poet and academic († 1794)
- 1763 » Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral († 1806)
- 1776 » Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist († 1832)
- 1798 » Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian physician, philologist, and academic († 1850)
- 1805 » Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author († 1876)
- 1815 » George Meade, American general and engineer († 1872)
Died on December 31
- 1679 » Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)
- 1691 » Dudley North, English merchant and economist (b. 1641)
- 1691 » Robert Boyle, Irish chemist and physicist (b. 1627)
- 1705 » Catherine of Braganza (b. 1638)
- 1719 » John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (b. 1646)
- 1730 » Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet (b. 1651)
- 1742 » Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. 1661)
- 1775 » Richard Montgomery, American general (b. 1738)
- 1799 » Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and author (b. 1723)
- 1818 » Jean-Pierre Duport, French cellist (b. 1741)
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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 December 31, 1748
The temperature on December 31, 1748 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.