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Born on Thursday February 17, 1774
- Anna Theresia Stubbe, Zedelgem,,Provincie West-Vlaanderen,Flanders,Belgiâ´ († 1775)
- Eisse Jacobs van Kampen, Wierhuizen († 1826)
- Engelina van Drunen, Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Catharina Franssen, Leiden († 1832)
- Cornelia Bosman, Haarlem († 1823)
- Petrus(Pieter)Joannes Ba(a)ten, Wouw(Beijster) († 1839)
- Asella (Haeske) Sibots, Dronrijp, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anne Marie Deroover, Hoeilaart († 1837)
- Garritjen Keppels, Lochem († 1852)
- Abraham Panhuys, van, Maastricht († 1847)
Died on Thursday February 17, 1774
- Marcus la Vergé (83), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- David Burnham (73), Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Johann Conrad Dech (49), Elkton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
- Jeltje Jeljers (1)
- Ludovicus op 't ROOD (0), Weert, 6000, Limburg, Nederland
- Johanna Zuidmeer (2), Rotterdam
- Machteld Kosse, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH)
- Cornelius Snabel, Ter Aar-Zuid-Holland-Nederland
- Helena Mares (78), Wilre
- Johannes Nicholas Dech (54), Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 17, 1774 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
- 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)
- 1856 » Heinrich Heine, German journalist and poet (b. 1797)
- 1874 » Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796)
Names that were popular for boys in 1774
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Dirk
- Jean
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1774
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Van
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1774
- 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)
- May 10 » Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
- June 13 » Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
- August 1 » British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
- September 1 » Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.
- October 21 » The flag of Taunton, Massachusetts is the first to include the word "Liberty".
- October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
The weather on Thursday February 17, 1774
The temperature on February 17, 1774 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI