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Born on Sunday August 18, 1675
- Abigail Whitney, Watertown, Massachusetts († 1704)
- Gijsbertus Jacobs Kuijper, 's-Gravenmoer († 1731)
- Arnoldus Lenarts, Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland
- Andries Sybrands Brunia, Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Claes Leendertsz. Hoogstadt, Vlaardingen
- Cornelia Schulpen, Susteren
- Arnoldus Antonius Cornelissen, Zundert
- Cornelia Schulpen, Susteren
- Cornelius van GEEL, Rijkevorsel
- Anthony Coens, Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Sunday August 18, 1675
- Joshua Carter (36), Massacre Bloody Brook
- Joannes Josephus van Loo (0), Sijsele, West Vlaanderen, België
- Edwin Conway (65), Lancaster County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Grietje, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Braun (52), Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany
- Hendrik ? Taselaar
- Sir Henry Anderson Kt., Sheriff of London (106), Indonesia
- Joanna Hanssen, Velden
- Jacob Cooke (57), Plymouth, Mass
- Anne de Pontac
Born on August 18
- 1596 » Jean Bolland, Flemish priest and hagiographer († 1665)
- 1605 » Henry Hammond, English churchman and theologian († 1660)
- 1606 » Maria Anna of Spain († 1646)
- 1629 » Agneta Horn, Swedish writer († 1672)
- 1657 » Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect and painter († 1743)
- 1685 » Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist († 1731)
- 1692 » Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon († 1740)
- 1700 » Baji Rao I, first Peshwa of Maratha Empire († 1740)
- 1720 » Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician († 1760)
- 1750 » Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor († 1825)
Died on August 18
- 1600 » Sebastiano Montelupi, Italian businessman (b. 1516)
- 1613 » Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1540)
- 1620 » Wanli Emperor of China (b. 1563)
- 1625 » Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche, English diplomat (b. 1556)
- 1634 » Urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590)
- 1642 » Guido Reni, Italian painter and educator (b. 1575)
- 1648 » Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1615)
- 1683 » Charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)
- 1707 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (b. 1640)
- 1712 » Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (b. 1660)
Names that were popular for boys in 1675
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Gerrit
- Jansz
- Petrus
- Jean
- John
- Jacobus
- Cornelisz
- Van
Names that were popular for girls in 1675
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Jans
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Johanna
- 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.
- 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.