Page 2: Historical Events In 1747

Aug 13   Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer.   

Sep 15   Johann Gotthilf Ziegler, composer, dies at 59   

Sep 16   French troops occupy Bergen on Zoom.   

Oct 08   Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer   

Oct 11   Marian Paradeiser, composer   

Oct 25   British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre.   

Nov 07   Organgist in Netherlands revolt under Daniel Raap.   

Nov 17   Alain R Lesage, French author (Le diable boiteux), dies at 79.   

Nov 24   Felice Alessandri, composer   

Nov 30   Dutch State of Zealand declare governorship hereditary for women   

Dec 09   England and Netherlands sign military treaty   

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Jan 10   Abraham l breguet: French clock maker   

Jan 15   John aikin: English doctor and writer    

Feb 03   Samuel osgood: American patriot   

Feb 04   Tadeusz kosciusko: Poland, patriot, (ny bridge)   

Feb 17   Narciso casanovas: Composer   

Feb 28   Justin morgan: Composer   

Mar 03   Kasamir pulaski: Us general (revolutionary war)   

Mar 04   Casimir pulaski: Count/american revolutionary war general   

Jan 16   Barthold heinrich brockes: German poet (b. 1680)   

Jan 19   Johann bode: "discoverer" of bode's law,    

Feb 01   Jacobus e j capitein: Dutch slave/vicar/merchant,   

Mar 09   Jacob campo weyerman: S neth adventurer/painter/writer,    

Mar 16   Christian augustus of anhalt-zerbst: Father of catherine ii of russia (b. 1690)   

Mar 23   Claude alexandre de bonneval: French soldier (b. 1675)   

Apr 02   Johann j dillenius: German botanist,   

Apr 07   Leopold i: Prince of anhalt-dessau, prussian field marshal (b. 1676)