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May 15, 1675Born on Thursday May 16, 1675
- Cornelis Bortsz, Blaricum
- Dina Cornelisdr Boomklimmer, Oude-Tonge, Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1711)
- Arij Willemsz Geijlvoet, Zuidland
- Joanna Wittelox, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1681)
- Geertien ten Dammen, Geesteren
- Jacob Marsac L'Oulmetrou, Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France († 1747)
- Geertruid Meeuwsen, Zwolle,Gemeente Zwolle,Overijssel,Netherlands
- Gerritje Harmens, Ermelo
- Jacob de Marsac dit L'Omtrou, Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France († 1747)
- Jacques DESBONNET, Pecq, 57062, Hainaut, Belgique († 1743)
Died on Thursday May 16, 1675
- Cornelis Van Rijsbroeck (75), Zundert, Noord-Brabant,Netherlands
- Petrus De Block (70), Zele, 9240, België
- Pieter Willemsz Blaeck (38)
- Engel LODEWICKS (30), Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
- Joanna de Vogelaere (71), Watervliet, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Petrus de Schoenmaecker (11)
- Ottavio Lanza, Mussomeli, Italie
- Margriete (Margaretha) Buelens (85), Beigem, Provincie Vlaams-Brabant, Flanders, Belgiâ´
- Margaret Gladstone (67), Scot May, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Vincent HUGOTTE (80), Préporché (58-Nièvre), France
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 16, 1675 at Delpher
Born on May 16
- 1542 » Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German noblewoman († 1580)
- 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)
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 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
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- 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)
- January 5 » Battle of Colmar: The French army beats Brandenburg.
- March 4 » John Flamsteed is appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England.
- 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.