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Born on Tuesday August 17, 1751
- Godert Morison, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1766)
- Henricus Stevens, Etten, Gemeente Gendringen, Nederland
- Anna Catharina de Decker, Temse († 1774)
- Gertrudis Wanders, Elten († 1816)
- Apollonia Leendertsdr. van Tol, Alkemade
- Aaltjen van Zwienen, Wertherbruch-Duitsland
- Gijsbert Bastiaansz. VERDONK, Rotterdam († 1769)
- Abram (Abraham) van Drongelen, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1807)
- Bernardum Kinkel, Abcoude
- Geertruid Wilmink († 1817)
Died on Tuesday August 17, 1751
- Klara von MANDERSCHEID-BLANKENHEIM (83)
- Ariaantje Jans van Wijngaarden
- Jacobus Ariesz GORDIJN (71)
- Hendrik Goetzee (56), (match my heritage)
- Jannetje Simons Das│Pas│Pos (38), Dirksland
- Maria Francesca Michaela van Kuefstein Vrouwe van Schwertberg (81), Weinberg, Oberösterreich
- Anne Jeanne Laurency (39), Vouzy, 51 Marne, Grand Est, France
- Joannes (Johan) Adrians #9, Schimmert, Limburg, Nl
- Beudje Jans Kalis (Kaales), Laren N.H
- Klara Philippine Van Manderscheid Blankenheim (87)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 17, 1751 at Delpher
Born on August 17
- 1686 » Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator († 1768)
- 1753 » Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian († 1828)
- 1768 » Louis Desaix, French general († 1800)
- 1786 » Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician († 1836)
- 1786 » Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld († 1861)
- 1801 » Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer and feminist († 1865)
- 1828 » Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist and physician († 1897)
- 1840 » Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist († 1922)
- 1845 » Henry Cadwalader Chapman, American physician and naturalist († 1909)
- 1849 » William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland († 1919)
Died on August 17
- 1673 » Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)
- 1676 » Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621)
- 1720 » Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654)
- 1723 » Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668)
- 1768 » Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)
- 1785 » Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)
- 1786 » Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712)
- 1809 » Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)
- 1814 » John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (b. 1732)
- 1834 » Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (b. 1802)
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
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Petronella
- Jannetje
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 August 17, 1751
The temperature on August 17, 1751 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.