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Born on Thursday December 19, 1675
- Gerrit Jan Kolwagen, Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland
- Catharina de Cauwer, Nieuwkerken Waas (B)
- Elizabeth Sarah Walker, New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America († 1755)
- Elisabeth Papavoine
- Gerrit van Cuelen, Rijswijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Cornelis Errisz van Egdom, Scherpenzeel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Dympna Peter Joost Anthonisen, Rijsbergen
- Aeltjen Thijs, Aalten
- Ariaantje van der CLOOT, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aartjen Jans de Jong, ter Aa
Died on Thursday December 19, 1675
- Daniel Somerby (25), Massachusetts, United States
- François de Chavagnac (59), Chaselles
- Heinrich Haubold von Einsiedel (53), Dresden, Allemagne
- Edward CHAPMAN (29), Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- CAPT. Isaack John (Heath) Johnson 11 E (60), Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- John Gallop (54), South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island
- Hans Georg Gmelin (33), Unteröwisheim, Bruchsal, Karlsruhe, Baden (D)
- Françoise van der Mersch (52), Deulemont, Frankrijk
- Harcko Remkes
- Eijlcke Hindricks (30)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 19, 1675 at Delpher
Born on December 19
- 1554 » Philip William, Prince of Orange († 1618)
- 1587 » Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg († 1645)
- 1683 » Philip V of Spain († 1746)
- 1699 » William Bowyer, English printer († 1777)
- 1714 » John Winthrop, American astronomer and educator († 1779)
- 1778 » Marie Thérèse of France († 1851)
- 1796 » Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic († 1873)
- 1797 » Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist († 1838)
- 1817 » James J. Archer, American lawyer and general († 1864)
- 1820 » Mary Livermore, American journalist and activist († 1905)
Died on December 19
- 1558 » Cornelius Grapheus, Flemish writer (b. 1482)
- 1637 » Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (b. 1565)
- 1741 » Vitus Bering, Danish-Russian hydrographer and explorer (b. 1681)
- 1745 » Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (b. 1684)
- 1749 » Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (b. 1672)
- 1807 » Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, German-French author and playwright (b. 1723)
- 1813 » James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (b. 1744)
- 1819 » Thomas Fremantle, English admiral and politician (b. 1765)
- 1848 » Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1818)
- 1851 » Joseph Mallord William Turner, English painter (b. 1775)
Names that were popular for boys in 1675
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- John
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- Leendert
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1675
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Lijsbeth
- Anne
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 2 » Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow leads a colonial militia against the Narragansett during King Philip's War.
- 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.