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Born on Tuesday October 8, 1675
- Bastiaan Molewater, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Lucas CLANT, Groningen, Groningen, NEDERLAND
- Joannes Lombaert, Beveren-Waas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Geeske Stoffels, Sneek
- Catharina ELFRINCK, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands († 1743)
- Abial Wight, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States († 1753)
- Jeanne Thérèse Pélagie d'Albert de Luynes († 1756)
- (Jean) Bernard GAILLAT, ASSON (65) († 1719)
- Jannetje Claesdochter KARREGAT, Volendam, Gemeente Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Mercy HOWARD, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States († 1733)
Died on Tuesday October 8, 1675
- Johan Bentle
- Willem van Pistoris (74)
- Melchior Grathwohl (59), Margrethausen, Albstadt, Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- Hannah Craft Smith (65), Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Ann Elizabeth Smith (Knowlton) (89), Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Godefridus Laevaert (44), Bornem
- Geertruyt (van) BERCKEL (25), Delft
- Hans Michael Roth (1), Bayern, Germany
- Anne 'Peachy' Skinner (116), Charles City, Charles, Virginia
- Ann Elizabeth Smith (89), Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 8, 1675 at Delpher
Born on October 8
- 1585 » Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer († 1672)
- 1609 » John Clarke, English physician († 1676)
- 1676 » Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar († 1764)
- 1713 » Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and author († 1793)
- 1715 » Michel Benoist, French scientist and missionary († 1774)
- 1747 » Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician († 1807)
- 1753 » Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden († 1829)
- 1765 » Harman Blennerhassett, English-Irish lawyer and politician († 1831)
- 1789 » John Ruggles, American lawyer and politician († 1874)
- 1789 » William John Swainson, English-New Zealand ornithologist and entomologist († 1855)
Died on October 8
- 1594 » Ishikawa Goemon, ninja and thief of Japan (b. 1558)
- 1621 » Antoine de Montchrestien, French soldier, playwright, and economist (b. 1575)
- 1647 » Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer and mathematician (b. 1562)
- 1652 » John Greaves, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1602)
- 1656 » John George I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1585)
- 1659 » Jean de Quen, French missionary, priest, and historian (b. 1603)
- 1735 » Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)
- 1754 » Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (b. 1707)
- 1772 » Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (b. 1711)
- 1793 » John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1737)
Names that were popular for boys in 1675
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Gerrit
- Jansz
- Petrus
- John
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Van
- Cornelisz
Names that were popular for girls in 1675
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Jans
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
- Johanna
- Anne
- Van
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1675
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 4 » John Flamsteed is appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England.
- August 10 » The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England is laid.
- October 29 » Leibniz makes the first use of the long s (∫) as a symbol of the integral in calculus.
- November 11 » Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = ƒ(x).
- December 11 » Antonio de Vea expedition enters San Rafael Lake in western Patagonia.
- December 19 » The Great Swamp Fight, a pivotal battle in King Philip's War, gives the English settlers a bitterly won victory.