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Born on Saturday October 3, 1676
- N.N. Brok, Geffen
- Nathaniel Morse, of Dedham, Norfolk, Ma († 1749)
- Claas Cornelisz Mooij, Avenhorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1720)
- Jannigje Pietersdr Goudriaan, boven-hardinxveld (zuid holland)
- Marie JEANNE, Senneville-sur-Fécamp, 76670, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, Frankrijk († 1758)
- Leendertie van Bommel, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Pedro Masias
- Jenneke Gerrits Hengevelt, Heerde,Gemeente Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Johanna van der Stijlen, Kamerik († 1743)
- Johannes van Casteel, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
Died on Saturday October 3, 1676
- Henricus (alias Telonarius_) Naus (71), Grubbenvorst
- Jasper van Lynden-Aspremont (51)
- Jan BERCHMANS, Ravels,2381,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Catherine Laura Stuart (1), St James's Palace, London, England
- François PACCARD (44), Quintal, 74600, France
- Jasper van Lynden Heer van De Plack (51), Huize De Plack, Bemmel, Gelderland, Nederland
- jasper van LIJNDEN (51)
- Henricus (alias Telonarius de Tollenaar) Naus (66), Grubbenvorst, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Nederland
- Deborah Morton (39), Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Catherine Laura STUART (1), St James, London, England
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 3, 1676 at Delpher
Born on October 3
- 1554 » Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet († 1628)
- 1610 » Gabriel Lalemant, French-Canadian missionary and saint († 1649)
- 1631 » Sebastian Anton Scherer, German organist and composer († 1712)
- 1713 » Antoine Dauvergne, French violinist and composer († 1797)
- 1716 » Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic († 1781)
- 1720 » Johann Uz, German poet and judge († 1796)
- 1790 » John Ross, American tribal chief († 1866)
- 1797 » Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1870)
- 1800 » George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy († 1891)
- 1804 » Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan († 1878)
Died on October 3
- 1568 » Elisabeth of Valois (b. 1545)
- 1596 » Florent Chrestien, French poet (b. 1541)
- 1611 » Charles, Duke of Mayenne (b. 1554)
- 1629 » Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian commander and politician (b. 1570)
- 1649 » Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (b. 1576)
- 1653 » Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and academic (b. 1612)
- 1656 » Myles Standish, English captain (b. 1584)
- 1690 » Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd Governor of East Jersey (b. 1648)
- 1701 » Joseph Williamson, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1633)
- 1801 » Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1724)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1676
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 17 » Sixteen men of Pascual de Iriate's expedition are lost at Evangelistas Islets at the western end of the Strait of Magellan.
- June 2 » Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.
- July 30 » Nathaniel Bacon issues the "Declaration of the People of Virginia", beginning Bacon's Rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.
- August 12 » Praying Indian John Alderman shoots and kills Metacomet, the Wampanoag war chief, ending King Philip's War.
- September 19 » Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
- November 21 » The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.