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July 19, 1748Born on Saturday July 20, 1748
- alexandre GODFROID, Athis (Belgium) Hainaut († 1808)
- Gerrit van Hendriks van Rakhorst, Beekbergen
- Collet, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1817)
- antonia peels, deurne
- Francisca Maria Belfort, Brasil († 1816)
- Antonij van Dussen, Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland († 1813)
- Catharina Beckers, Danckeren, Dankern, Haren († 1835)
- Cornelia van den Hout, Baarle-Hertog (B) († 1825)
- Anna Elisabeth De Kepper, Herenthout, België († 1800)
- Jacques Massy, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Died on Saturday July 20, 1748
- Adrianus van het schip (0), indijk
- Klaartje Willems Tasman, Scheveningen
- Jannetje IJsbrantsdr. Rodenburg (71), De Lier
- Pieter Johannes Quackenbosch (geboren Quackenbush), Sr. (79), Albany, Albany County, New York
- Jannetje IJsbrands Rodenburg (71), De Lier
- Mattheus Scheerder (79), Atlantische Oceaan, tussen Kaap en Amsterdam, op zee, Azië
- Adrianus Mundelaers (69), Veerle, Antwerpen, België
- Korf, Den Helder
- Aaltje Janse Smaling (0), Woerden
- Janna Waalbroek, Axel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 20, 1748 at Delpher
Born on July 20
- 1754 » Antoine Destutt de Tracy, French philosopher and academic († 1836)
- 1757 » Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian politician and diplomat († 1811)
- 1762 » Jakob Haibel, Austrian tenor and composer († 1826)
- 1774 » Auguste de Marmont, French general († 1852)
- 1789 » Mahmud II, Ottoman sultan († 1839)
- 1804 » Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist († 1892)
- 1822 » Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist and botanist († 1884)
- 1838 » Augustin Daly, American playwright and manager († 1899)
- 1838 » Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet, English civil servant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster († 1928)
- 1838 » William Paine Lord, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Oregon († 1911)
Died on July 20
- 1600 » William More, English courtier (b. 1520)
- 1616 » Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, Irish nobleman and rebel soldier (b. 1550)
- 1704 » Peregrine White, English-American farmer and soldier (b. 1620)
- 1752 » Johann Christoph Pepusch, German-English composer and theorist (b. 1667)
- 1816 » Gavrila Derzhavin, Russian poet and politician (b. 1743)
- 1866 » Bernhard Riemann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1826)
- 1897 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (b. 1820)
- 1901 » William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
- 1903 » Leo XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1810)
- 1908 » Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
Names that were popular for boys in 1748
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Joseph
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Jans
- Pierre
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1748
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- 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.
The weather on Saturday July 20, 1748
The temperature on July 20, 1748 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI