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May 13, 1748Born on Tuesday May 14, 1748
- Antonij van Leeuwen, Barneveld († 1836)
- Jeanne Baudry, La Bernardière, 85610, Vendée, France
- Joannes,Franciscus Belmans, Balen, België
- Hubert BADON, SPA, Liège, Belgique
- Antonius Branderhorst, Hengelo, Gelderland, Nederland († 1792)
- Anna Maria Jansdr. van Wouw, Voorschoten († 1829)
- Joanna Cornelia Sprenkhuijsen, Veur
- Arie KRAEN († 1807)
- Jacob Dasquin "Dasting", Niederlahnstein, Lahnstein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
- Jacomina Gerids, Mill
Died on Tuesday May 14, 1748
- Jan Jans van Raamsdonk (62), Zwaluwe
- Adrianus van Alphen (0), Alphen
- Andries de Vos (12)
- Dirkje Huijberts Vis, Willige Langerak
- DIONISIUS PALMEN (111), Vaesrade
- Dirkje Vis, Willige Langerak, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Dirkje Huiberts Vis, Willige Langerak
- Anna Catharina OBERHOFF (3), (D)
- Christiaen Janssen Brosis (74), Kalmthout, Antwerpen, België
- Adriana Verhulst (18)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 14, 1748 at Delpher
Born on May 14
- 1710 » Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden († 1771)
- 1725 » Ludovico Manin, the last Doge of Venice († 1802)
- 1727 » Thomas Gainsborough, English painter († 1788)
- 1737 » George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Irish-English politician and diplomat, Governor of Grenada († 1806)
- 1752 » Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist and author († 1828)
- 1752 » Timothy Dwight IV, American minister, theologian, and academic († 1817)
- 1761 » Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1816)
- 1771 » Robert Owen, Welsh businessman and social reformer († 1858)
- 1771 » Thomas Wedgwood, English photographer († 1805)
- 1781 » Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer, German historian and academic († 1873)
Died on May 14
- 1643 » Louis XIII of France (b. 1601)
- 1649 » Friedrich Spanheim, Swiss theologian and academic (b. 1600)
- 1667 » Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1601)
- 1688 » Antoine Furetière, French scholar, lexicographer, and author (b. 1619)
- 1754 » Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright and producer (b. 1692)
- 1761 » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1710)
- 1847 » Fanny Mendelssohn, German pianist and composer (b. 1805)
- 1860 » Ludwig Bechstein, German author (b. 1801)
- 1873 » Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (b. 1797)
- 1878 » Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1830)
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
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Antje
- Jannetje
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 May 14, 1748
The temperature on May 14, 1748 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: omtrent helder zeer betrokken.