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• Elisabeth Fliege, Mollseifen, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Geertrui Pietersz van der Bijl, Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1790)
• Elisabeth van der Lühe († 1796)
• Catharina van Halder, Nieuwkuijk († 1818)
• Cornelis Foppensz Dekker, Barendrecht
• Daniel Adrian Ketcham, Hagerstown, Frederick Co. (now Washington Co.), MD († 1828)
• Dorothea von Lützow († 1796)
• Cornelius Heijblom, Gilze
• Geertruij Pieters van der Bijl, Noordwijk
• Aaltje, Nijkerk

• Gerardus Joannes Verhagen (75), Schijndel (Schijndel) (Noord Brabant)
• Celivistan Monwell (78), Castleton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Geugjen Ottes (10), Veendam
• Aldegondis Aerts (0), Hechtel (BE)
• Christianus Woumans, Stabroek
• Gerardus Joannes Verhagen (75), Schijndel
• Geert Albertsz OTTENHOFF (44)
• Avis Carr (54), Warwick Township, Kent County, Rhode Island, British America
• Abel Himmelgeist, Landkreis Düsseldorf, Flingern, Rheinland, Deutschland
• Arnoud Bernard van Santen (63), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 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)

• 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)

1. Jan
2. Joannes
3. Johannes
4. Cornelis
5. Pieter
6. Hendrik
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Gerrit
11. Jean
12. Jacobus
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Johann
16. Klaas

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Marie
4. Johanna
5. Joanna
6. Cornelia
7. Catharina
8. Elisabeth
9. Neeltje
10. Elizabeth
11. Aaltje
12. Grietje
13. Adriana
14. Trijntje
15. Antje
16. Jannetje

• 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)
• Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• February 17 » In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
• May 1 » Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.

The temperature on February 17, 1753 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken.