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Born on Thursday January 23, 1681
- CHRISTIAAN HEIJMENS, Elspeet
- Cornelis van Helburgh, Rotterdam (Z-H) NL
- Amelberga Aelbrecht, Sint Niklaas († 1740)
- Catharina Gielen, Schinnen, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna Van Gestel, Betekom
- Anna Charles Prevot, Calais, Frankrijk († 1740)
- Aebe Hendriks, Opeinde
- Daniël Dees, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1737)
- Claas Otten Hendriks Hardeman, Veenendaal
- Agatha van Santen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1730)
Died on Thursday January 23, 1681
- Joosge Cornelis van Wijen (32)
- Cornelis Pietersz Romeijn (45), Kethel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Grietje Hagen (31)
- Cornelis Pietersz MAERLEVELT (45), Kethel
- Cornelis Pietersz. (Romeijn) Maarleveld (45)
- Ebe Hendricks
- Judith Squire (34), Swimbridge, Devon, England
- Maria Spee (77), Roermond, Nederland
- Claes Jansz Lubbe, Wassenaar, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Marie Douchy (70), Geluwe, West Flanders, Belgium
Born on January 23
- 1585 » Mary Ward, English Catholic Religious Sister († 1645)
- 1622 » Abraham Diepraam, Dutch painter († 1670)
- 1719 » John Landen, English mathematician and theorist († 1790)
- 1737 » John Hancock, American general and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts († 1793)
- 1745 » William Jessop, English engineer, built the Cromford Canal († 1814)
- 1752 » Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1832)
- 1780 » Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general († 1827)
- 1783 » Stendhal, French novelist († 1842)
- 1786 » Auguste de Montferrand, French-Russian architect, designed Saint Isaac's Cathedral and Alexander Column († 1858)
- 1799 » Alois Negrelli, Tyrolean engineer and railroad pioneer active in the Austrian Empire († 1858)
Died on January 23
- 1567 » Jiajing Emperor of China (b. 1507)
- 1570 » James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Scottish politician (b. 1531)
- 1620 » John Croke, English politician and judge (b. 1553)
- 1622 » William Baffin, English explorer and navigator (b. 1584)
- 1650 » Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke (b. 1584)
- 1744 » Giambattista Vico, Italian historian and philosopher (b. 1668)
- 1785 » Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1717)
- 1789 » Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (b. 1724)
- 1789 » John Cleland, English author (b. 1709)
- 1800 » Edward Rutledge, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1749)
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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.