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Born on Wednesday January 15, 1681
- Jean Léonard de REMOUCHAMPS, STAVELOT, Liège, Belgique
- Gasparius Verheijen, Wortel (België) († 1760)
- Agnes Geilenkirchen, Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland
- Jacob Derx Jacobs, Noordwolde
- Gerardus Van Mellaert, Leuven (Sint Michiel) († 1756)
- Isabel Lake, Newton-le-Wold, Lincolnshire, England († 1752)
- Catharina Lambertusdr Oosterwijk van, Maassluis, Maassluis, South Holland, The Netherlands († 1738)
- Catharina van Oosterwijk, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1738)
- Agnes Geilenkirchen, Kerkrade (L († 1757)
- Elizabeth Butterworth, Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony († 1708)
Died on Wednesday January 15, 1681
- Pieter Claesz. van Vliet
- Adriaan P. Aert van Eyck (0), Poppel, België
- Leendert Adriaensz (Leenaert Aryensz) Pors alias Capiteijn (61)
- Philippa Ernestine Barbara van Manderscheid-Gerolstein (35)
- Geneviève COLLAS, Vichy, canton Cusset
- Otto Albrecht von Schönburg-Hartenstein (79), Hartenstein
- Jacob Gerritsz (39), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Andreas Verkercken (16), Oirlo
- Otto Albrecht von Schönburg-Waldenburg (79)
- Meeuwes Jansen, Zaamslag
Born on January 15
- 1595 » Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, English politician († 1661)
- 1622 » Molière, French actor and playwright († 1673)
- 1623 » Algernon Sidney, British philosopher († 1683)
- 1671 » Abraham de la Pryme, English archaeologist and historian († 1704)
- 1674 » Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright († 1762)
- 1716 » Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician († 1778)
- 1747 » John Aikin, English surgeon and author († 1822)
- 1754 » Richard Martin, Irish activist and politician, co-founded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals († 1834)
- 1791 » Franz Grillparzer, Austrian author, poet, and playwright († 1872)
- 1795 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian playwright, composer, and poet († 1829)
Died on January 15
- 1568 » Nicolaus Olahus, Romanian archbishop (b. 1493)
- 1569 » Catherine Carey, lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I of England (b. 1524)
- 1584 » Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noblewoman (b. 1520)
- 1595 » Murad III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)
- 1623 » Paolo Sarpi, Italian lawyer, historian, and scholar (b. 1552)
- 1672 » John Cosin, English bishop and academic (b. 1594)
- 1683 » Philip Warwick, English politician (b. 1609)
- 1775 » Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1700)
- 1790 » John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1719)
- 1804 » Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (b. 1725)
Names that were popular for boys in 1681
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jean
- Jacob
- Willem
- Hendrik
- John
- Johann
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Pierre
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1681
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Elizabeth
- Jeanne
- Johanna
- Jannetje
- Sarah
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1681
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 4 » Charles II grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.