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Born on Wednesday August 28, 1748
- Beertje Aartsen van Seumeren (van Zomeren), Kootwijk († 1795)
- Daniel Davie, Albany/NY
- Dirk de Groot, Utrecht
- Anna Elisabeth van Zwienen, Isselburg
- Abram (Abraham) Jansz Bakker, Oud-Beijerland († 1791)
- Arij Stougie, Oud-Beijerland († 1817)
- Béatrice Josèphe THIEBAUT, Boussu
- Eltje Oomkes Kruizinga, Engelbert († 1832)
- Cornelis Verdouw, Oudewater, Utrecht, Nederland († 1816)
- Anna Adriaans van der Loo, Oirschot († 1819)
Died on Wednesday August 28, 1748
- Jan Jacobs Schrijvers (56), Klundert, Nederland
- Anna Regina Barbara Wichtermann (4), Württ
- Christina Bieckard (40), Altenheim, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Duitsland
- Grietje Cornelis, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Conradt Harberts Dirks (66), Larrelt, Emden, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Cornelia Jansdr van der Walsem, Wassenaar
- Grietje Cornelsdr, Harderwijk
- Duyfje Pater, Grosthuizen, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Hendricus Jacobusz (Hendrik) Canter Visscher (22)
- Anna Maria van der Schaft (1), Utrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 28, 1748 at Delpher
Born on August 28
- 1691 » Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress († 1750)
- 1714 » Anthony Ulrich, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1774)
- 1728 » John Stark, American general († 1822)
- 1739 » Agostino Accorimboni, Italian composer († 1818)
- 1749 » Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German novelist, poet, playwright, and diplomat († 1832)
- 1774 » Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition († 1821)
- 1801 » Antoine Augustin Cournot, French mathematician and philosopher († 1877)
- 1814 » Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish author († 1873)
- 1816 » Charles Sladen, English-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Victoria († 1884)
- 1822 » Graham Berry, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Victoria († 1904)
Died on August 28
- 1665 » Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter (b. 1638)
- 1678 » John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1602)
- 1735 » Edwin Stead, English landowner and cricketer (b. 1701)
- 1757 » David Hartley, English psychologist and philosopher (b. 1705)
- 1784 » Junípero Serra, Spanish priest and missionary (b. 1713)
- 1793 » Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, French general (b. 1740)
- 1805 » Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader and author (b. 1722)
- 1818 » Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, American fur trader, founded Chicago (b. 1750)
- 1820 » Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor and urban planner (b. 1754)
- 1839 » William Smith, English geologist and engineer (b. 1769)
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 Wednesday August 28, 1748
The temperature on August 28, 1748 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI