Births on October 23

Pieter Burman the Younger

Born on October 23, 1713

Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist, poet, and educator (d. 1778)

Pieter Burman (23 October 1713 – 24 June 1778), also known as Peter or Pieter Burmann (Latin: Petrus Burmannus) and distinguished from his uncle as "the Younger" (Secundus or Junior), was a Dutch philologist.

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Events on 1713

1 Mar

Tuscarora War
The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.
11 Apr

Queen Anne's War
War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
19 Apr

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa (not actually born until 1717).

Births on October 23

Pieter Burman the Younger

Born on October 23, 1713

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Events on 1713

Tuscarora War

Queen Anne's War

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713