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April 25, 1673Born on Wednesday April 26, 1673
- Norbertus Joost Hoefnagels, Someren Noord Brabant (NL)
- Gerarda Mostertz, Menzelen, Duitsland († 1737)
- Cornelia Heestermans, Oud en Nieuw Gastel, Nederland
- Joanna Antonius van Tongeren, Hooge en Lage Mierde, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Nicolas DEFFAUGT, Samoëns, 74258, Haute Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France († 1744)
- Norbertus Hoefnaegels, Someren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonia Conincx, Essen, Antwerpen, België
- Talke N.N., Zetel,Friesland,Niedersachsen,Bundesrepublick Deutschland († 1722)
- Johann Hermann Hock, Seligenstadt, Hessen, Germany († 1745)
- Jannitge Jansd. van Dijck
Died on Wednesday April 26, 1673
- Leendert In 't Veld (83), Mijnsheerenland
- Leendert Cornelis in 't Velt (83), Mijnsheerenland
- Catharina van Dornen, Horst
- Leendert Cornelisse In 'T Velt (84), Mijnsheerenland
- Leendert Cornelis Veld in 't (83), Mijnsheerenland
- Jacob LINCOLN LINCOLNE (0), Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Leendert Cornelis in 't Veld (83), Mijnsheerenland
- Hendrik Waldriksz, Nieuw Beerta, Groningen, Nederland
- Jannitgen Hendricx Weda
- Elizabeth Worley (0), London, London, England
Born on April 26
- 1575 » Marie de' Medici, queen of Henry IV of France († 1642)
- 1647 » William Ashhurst, English banker, Sheriff of London, Lord Mayor of London and politician († 1720)
- 1648 » Peter II of Portugal († 1706)
- 1697 » Adam Falckenhagen, German lute player and composer († 1754)
- 1710 » Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher and academic († 1796)
- 1718 » Esek Hopkins, American commander († 1802)
- 1774 » Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist and paleontologist († 1853)
- 1782 » Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily († 1866)
- 1785 » John James Audubon, French-American ornithologist and painter († 1851)
- 1787 » Ludwig Uhland, German poet, philologist, and historian († 1862)
Died on April 26
- 1478 » Giuliano de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1453)
- 1489 » Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shōgun (b. 1465)
- 1558 » Jean Fernel, French physician (b. 1497)
- 1686 » Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, Swedish statesman and military man (b. 1622)
- 1716 » John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, English jurist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1651)
- 1784 » Nano Nagle, Irish nun and educator, founded the Presentation Sisters (b. 1718)
- 1789 » Petr Ivanovich Panin, Russian general (b. 1721)
- 1809 » Bernhard Schott, German music publisher (b. 1748)
- 1865 » John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1838)
- 1881 » Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815)
Names that were popular for boys in 1673
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Willem
- Petrus
- John
- Jean
- Jansz
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
- Pierre
- Thomas
- Van
Names that were popular for girls in 1673
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Mary
- Jeanne
- Jans
- Catherine
- Van
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1673
- 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 17 » Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
- June 17 » French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reach the Mississippi River and become the first Europeans to make a detailed account of its course.
- November 11 » Second Battle of Khotyn in Ukraine: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets made by Kazimierz Siemienowicz are successfully used.