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April 20, 1675Died on Sunday April 21, 1675
- John Hinkley (80), Hawkhurst, Kent, England
- Aarjaantje Cornelisd ZEEDIJK (4)
- Perrine MOREAU (57), La Clémencière-Thouaré-sur-Loire, 44470, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, FRANCE
- Elisabeth Baert, St. Gilles
- Joannes Claeys (73), Waarschoot
- Lena Jacobs VEERMAN (3)
- Servatius van Lichtenberg (15), Maastricht
- Gasparda Van Hemelrijck (74), parochie Sint-Amandus, Sint-Amands, Antwerpen, België
- Andreas REIMAN (50)
- Mergien Willems de Wilde (2)
Born on April 21
- 1619 » Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch founder of Cape Town († 1677)
- 1630 » Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten, Dutch-English painter († 1700)
- 1631 » Francesco Maidalchini, Catholic cardinal († 1700)
- 1642 » Simon de la Loubère, French mathematician, poet, and diplomat († 1729)
- 1651 » Joseph Vaz, Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint († 1711)
- 1652 » Michel Rolle, French mathematician and academic († 1719)
- 1671 » John Law, Scottish economist († 1729)
- 1673 » Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1742)
- 1713 » Louis de Noailles, French general († 1793)
- 1730 » Antonín Kammel, Czech violinist and composer († 1788)
Died on April 21
- 1591 » Sen no Rikyū, Japanese exponent of the tea ceremony (b. 1522)
- 1650 » Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (b. 1607)
- 1668 » Jan Boeckhorst, Flemish painter (b. c. 1604)
- 1699 » Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (b. 1639)
- 1719 » Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1640)
- 1720 » Antoine Hamilton, Irish-French soldier and author (b. 1646)
- 1722 » Robert Beverley, Jr., English historian and author (b. 1673)
- 1736 » Prince Eugene of Savoy (b. 1663)
- 1740 » Thomas Tickell, English poet and author (b. 1685)
- 1758 » Francesco Zerafa, Maltese architect (b. 1679)
Names that were popular for boys in 1675
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Gerrit
- Jansz
- Petrus
- Jean
- John
- Jacobus
- Van
- Cornelisz
Names that were popular for girls in 1675
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Jans
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- 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)
- January 5 » Battle of Colmar: The French army beats Brandenburg.
- 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.
- August 11 » Franco-Dutch War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
- 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.