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May 1, 1675Born on Thursday May 2, 1675
- Geesken Jebbekink, Vorden, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Aaltje Gosses, Oudkerk, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Catharina OLIVI, AUBEL, Liège, Belgique
- Elisabeta Gabriels Loijens, Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Beertje Cornelissen Hulleman, Nunspeet, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antonius Van der Goore, Sint-Gillis-Waas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1715)
- Beertje Cornelissen Hulleman, Nunspeet († 1697)
- Claasje Pietersdr van Dalen, Delft
- Akke Ages, Sexbierum, Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Engele Hellinger, Vorden,Gemeente Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Thursday May 2, 1675
- Egidius VERHULST (36), Mechelen, België
- Tanneke Cooman (52), Mariapolder
- Hubertus Verbinnen (32), Schriek
- Maria Van Sterteghem, Wichelen, België
- Jenneken Arninck (25), Winterswijk
- Genofeva Sprenger (46), Herrenberg
- Margarita Linsen, Eisden, Maasmechelen, België
- Mechteld Dircks (60), Hooge Vuursche, Utrecht, Nederland
- James Henderson (47), Fordell, Fife, Scotland, Great Britain
- Rixtje JIBLES (7), Garyp, Tytsjerksteradiel, Fryslân, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 2, 1675 at Delpher
Born on May 2
- 1601 » Athanasius Kircher, German priest and scholar († 1680)
- 1660 » Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer († 1725)
- 1695 » Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French painter and architect († 1766)
- 1702 » Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian and theosopher († 1782)
- 1707 » Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French cellist and composer († 1747)
- 1729 » Catherine the Great of Russia († 1796)
- 1737 » William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1805)
- 1740 » Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress († 1821)
- 1750 » John André, English soldier and spy († 1780)
- 1752 » Ludwig August Lebrun, German oboe player and composer († 1790)
Died on May 2
- 1519 » Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1452)
- 1564 » Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (b. 1500)
- 1627 » Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Italian composer and educator (b. 1560)
- 1667 » George Wither, English poet and author (b. 1588)
- 1683 » Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and mathematician (b. 1613)
- 1711 » Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (b. 1641)
- 1799 » Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (b. 1740)
- 1802 » Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (b. 1762)
- 1810 » Henry Jerome de Salis, English priest (b. 1740)
- 1819 » Mary Moser, English painter and academic (b. 1744)
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)
- January 5 » Battle of Colmar: The French army beats Brandenburg.
- 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.
- 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.