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Born on Saturday September 17, 1678
- Joannes de Maeijer, Bazel (B) († 1724)
- Michel WIOLAND, Traubach-le-Haut (68210, Haut-Rhin, France)
- Aukje Hayes, Boornbergum, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Christophorus De Doncker, Pollaere
- Dammas van der Meij, Noordwijkerhout
- Pieter Verhage
- Clara Pietersz Hoppesteijn, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL
- Willem Leenderts Vogel de, ouddorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1757)
- Willem Leenderts de VOGEL, Ouddorp,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1757)
- Joanna Verschueren, Heerle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Saturday September 17, 1678
- John SMITH (49), Dorcester, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Elisabeth van Deijck (70), Keerbergen
- Hilleken Jacobs (33), Ellecom
- Andreas Craen, Aartselaar
- Jacobus Roelants (17), Rumst, 2840, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Mathurine LAURENT (65), Broons, 22250, France
- Petrus DEN SMEET (68), Overpelt, 3900, Pelt, Limburg, België
- Peter Hendrick Jan Claes, Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Franciscus Lagast (27), Maldegem
- Petrus den Smeet ( den Smedt ) (68), Overpelt ( B )
Born on September 17
- 1578 » John Prideaux, English administrator and bishop († 1650)
- 1605 » Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer († 1650)
- 1630 » Ranuccio II Farnese, duke of Parma († 1694)
- 1639 » Hans Herr, Swiss bishop († 1725)
- 1688 » Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen consort of Spain († 1714)
- 1730 » Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American general († 1794)
- 1739 » John Rutledge, American judge and politician, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States († 1800)
- 1743 » Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and political scientist († 1794)
- 1771 » Johann August Apel, German jurist and author († 1816)
- 1773 » Jonathan Alder, American captain and farmer († 1849)
Died on September 17
- 1609 » Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Bohemian rabbi, mystic and philosopher (b. 1520)
- 1621 » Robert Bellarmine, Italian cardinal and saint (b. 1542)
- 1626 » Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, German cleric and politician, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (b. 1553)
- 1630 » Thomas Lake, English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1567)
- 1637 » Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton, English-Scottish peer
- 1665 » Philip IV, king of Spain (b. 1605)
- 1676 » Sabbatai Zevi, Turkish rabbi and scholar (b. 1626)
- 1679 » John of Austria the Younger, Spanish general and politician, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (b. 1629)
- 1721 » Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, French princess (b. 1645)
- 1762 » Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1687)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1678
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- June 25 » Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
- August 3 » Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
- November 25 » Trunajaya rebellion: After a long and logistically challenging march, the allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri.