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April 6, 1748Born on Sunday April 7, 1748
- Anna Collins, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
- Adam Bakx, Oosterhout († 1821)
- Adam Cornelisse Bakx, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1821)
- Anna Jans Kerkhof, Hillegersberg, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1800)
- Alf Dennissen, Ottersum († 1794)
- Abraham Blanson, Wesel (D) († 1832)
- Aaltje Koopman, Elburg, Gelderland, Nederland († 1823)
- Abraham Blanson, Wesel, Duitsland († 1832)
- Aart Dirkse van de Geer, Leersum, Utrecht. Netherlands († 1819)
- Aart van der Geer, Leersum, Utrecht, Nederland († 1833)
Died on Sunday April 7, 1748
- Dirk Pieters Broekhuizen
- Catharina DIEDEREN (60), Schinnen, Limburg, Nederland
- Jacobus Wouters (57), Spaubeek
- ???? Salomons de Vries, Leeuwarden
- Elisabeth Neys (38), Lubbeek
- Elisabeth Mols (64)
- Cornelia Slegers (72), Rosmeer, Bilzen, België
- alida vermeer (0), amsterdam
- Ingetje Jochumsd Van Den BOUT (40)
- Christian Hafner (0), Gussenstadt, Jagstkreis, Württemberg, Germany
Born on April 7
- 1713 » Nicola Sala, Italian composer and theorist († 1801)
- 1718 » Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author († 1800)
- 1727 » Michel Adanson, French botanist, entomologist, and mycologist († 1806)
- 1763 » Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer († 1846)
- 1770 » William Wordsworth, English poet († 1850)
- 1772 » Charles Fourier, French philosopher and author († 1837)
- 1780 » William Ellery Channing, American preacher and theologian († 1842)
- 1803 » Flora Tristan, French author and activist († 1844)
- 1803 » James Curtiss, American journalist and politician, 11th Mayor of Chicago († 1859)
- 1811 » Hasan Tahsini, Albanian astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher († 1881)
Died on April 7
- 1719 » Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint, founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (b. 1651)
- 1739 » Dick Turpin, English criminal (b. 1705)
- 1747 » Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b. 1676)
- 1761 » Thomas Bayes, English minister and mathematician (b. 1701)
- 1766 » Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (b. 1685)
- 1767 » Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and director (b. 1715)
- 1782 » Taksin, Thai king (b. 1734)
- 1789 » Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1725)
- 1789 » Petrus Camper, Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist (b. 1722)
- 1801 » Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer and author (b. 1724)
Names that were popular for boys in 1748
- Jan
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Joseph
- Jacob
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Jans
- Pierre
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1748
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Jans
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Catherine
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
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.
The weather on Sunday April 7, 1748
The temperature on April 7, 1748 was about 11.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI