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May 15, 1683Born on Sunday May 16, 1683
- Cornelis Geenen, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Angelique Lefebvre, Champlain, Quebec, Canada († 1753)
- Christian ELWELL, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States († 1723)
- Annigje Ariens Groenevelt, Brandwijk († 1716)
- Clasina Hugosdr. de Blois, Delft
- Christiaan Jacobs Veel, Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Nederland
- Cornelis Bossij, Den Haag
- Annegje Ariense Groenevelt, Molenaarsgraaf († 1716)
- Anna Gertrud Frenken (Frank), Etzenhofen, Püttlingemn, Saarland, Germany († 1764)
- Andreas DE WINTER, Kontich († 1729)
Died on Sunday May 16, 1683
- Jan Driessen Rosegaarde (6), Doetinchem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Marietje Ariens Hoogendoorn (73), Willige Langerak
- Johannes Teunisse Soutendijk (28), Delft, Oude Kerk
- Maertje Jans Van MEURS (40)
- Gerrit Groeneveld (3)
- John Smith II (44), Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
- Jan Roesegaerde (5), Ambt-Doetinchem
- Gertien Luis (26), Beerta
- Emerentia Libens (58), Bunsbeek, België
- Michael Reeps (68), Oostkamp, 8020, West-Vlaanderen, België
Born on May 16
- 1606 » John Bulwer, British doctor († 1656)
- 1611 » Pope Innocent XI († 1689)
- 1641 » Dudley North, English economist and politician († 1691)
- 1710 » William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household († 1782)
- 1718 » Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher († 1799)
- 1763 » Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist and chemist († 1829)
- 1788 » Friedrich Rückert, German poet and translator († 1866)
- 1801 » William H. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Secretary of State († 1872)
- 1804 » Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American educator who founded the first U.S. kindergarten († 1894)
- 1819 » Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Estonian journalist and poet († 1890)
Died on May 16
- 1561 » Jan Tarnowski, Polish noble and statesman (b. 1488)
- 1620 » William Adams, English sailor and navigator (b. 1564)
- 1657 » Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591)
- 1667 » Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1607)
- 1669 » Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter and architect, designed the Santi Luca e Martina (b. 1596)
- 1691 » Jacob Leisler, German-American politician, 8th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1640)
- 1696 » Mariana of Austria, Queen consort of Spain (b. 1634)
- 1703 » Charles Perrault, French author and academic (b. 1628)
- 1778 » Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1718)
- 1790 » Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720)
Names that were popular for boys in 1683
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jean
- Willem
- John
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Thomas
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1683
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Johanna
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Adriana
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1683
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- May 24 » The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum.
- June 23 » William Penn signs a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
- July 16 » Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
- September 11 » Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
- October 6 » Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
- November 1 » The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.