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Born on Wednesday February 17, 1751
- antoine BOUCHEZ, Frameries (Belgium)
- Anna Maria Kirchhoff, Kerkrade (L († 1816)
- Caroline Joseph Duwooz, Bernissart,,Belgium († 1824)
- Arij Visser, Capelle aan de IJssel
- Cornelis Michael de Witt, Dokkum, Fr, Ned († 1792)
- Anna Catharine TRUYMAN, Melsele († 1808)
- Adriana Brock, Tilburg
- Berbera VISSERS, Dordrecht
- Ariaentje Bouman, Utrecht
- Cornelis de Vos, Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Wednesday February 17, 1751
- Anna Magdalena Bässler (38), Durnau, Donaukreis, Wuerttemberg, Duitsland
- JOANNA VAN HOEYE (39), BELSELE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Geert HARMS (7), Appingedam, Groningen, Nederland
- Derk Kilholt, Warnsveld, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Catharina Theresia Durinck (0), Temse
- Gerrit Theuniszn. van Asperen (59), Lopik
- Alice ROBUCK, Black (58), Ordsall, Nottinghamshire, England
- Cone Schwagmann, Lehe
- Jan van der Meij (82), Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Gertrude Teunis Wassenberg (42), Gemert,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 17, 1751 at Delpher
Born on February 17
- 1723 » Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic († 1762)
- 1740 » Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist († 1799)
- 1752 » Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright († 1831)
- 1754 » Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer († 1803)
- 1758 » John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian († 1826)
- 1781 » René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope († 1826)
- 1796 » Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist († 1866)
- 1817 » Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgian jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg († 1904)
- 1820 » Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer († 1881)
- 1821 » Lola Montez, Irish-American actress and dancer († 1861)
Died on February 17
- 1659 » Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1593)
- 1673 » Molière, French actor and playwright (b. 1622)
- 1680 » Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (b. 1599)
- 1680 » Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)
- 1715 » Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)
- 1732 » Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)
- 1768 » Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1691)
- 1841 » Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770)
- 1849 » María de las Mercedes Barbudo, Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island (b. 1773)
- 1854 » John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1789)
Names that were popular for boys in 1751
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- John
- Johann
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1751
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1751
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- July 6 » Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine and Gorizia.
- December 14 » The Theresian Military Academy is founded in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Weather February 17, 1751
The temperature on February 17, 1751 was about -6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.