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Born on Sunday December 21, 1681
- Dirk Gerritsz Kroon, Petten, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1752)
- Elisabeta Gisbertus van Kerckorle, Best, Nederland († 1715)
- Catherine Prittie († 1730)
- Alexander (Alexis) Heym, Stabroek († 1727)
- Catharina Geenkens, Mol († 1776)
- Cornelis Verhage, West-Souburg, Zeeland, NL
- Catharina Vandormael, Beverst
- Arien SPRUIJT, Dubbeldam
- Arnoldus Elias, Loon op Zand
- Dirk Maertensz Noteboom, Maasdam, Nederland
Died on Sunday December 21, 1681
- Clara Stobbaerts (65), Lier Sint Margareta
- nn Hoedemaker (51), Enschede
- Joannes Werners (1)
- Berent Ottenhoff (51), Enschede
- HUBRINTJE LEUNIS Klippel (of Boer) (52)
- Geertje REURINK (53)
- Anna Sybille Lanz van Liebenfels (51), Gündelhart, Thurgau, Zwitserl
- Marie COCHEREAU, Saint-Lubin-en-Vergonnois, 41190, France
- Anna Ilsche Granneman (31), Hahlen, Minden-Lubbecke, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Joannes Arnoldus Jan VAN RAECK (74), Hilvarenbeek,5080,Noord-Brabant,Tilburg,NEDERLAND
Born on December 21
- 1596 » Peter Mohyla, Ruthenian Orthodox metropolitan and saint († 1646)
- 1603 » Roger Williams, English minister, theologian, and politician, 9th President of the Colony of Rhode Island († 1684)
- 1615 » Benedict Arnold, Rhode Island colonial governor († 1678)
- 1672 » Benjamin Schmolck, German pastor and composer († 1737)
- 1714 » John Bradstreet, Canadian-English general († 1774)
- 1728 » Hermann Raupach, German harpsichord player and composer († 1778)
- 1778 » Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Denmark († 1860)
- 1795 » Jack Russell, English priest, hunter, and dog breeder († 1883)
- 1795 » Leopold von Ranke, German historian, author, and academic († 1886)
- 1803 » Achille Vianelli, Italian painter and academic († 1894)
Died on December 21
- 1504 » Berthold von Henneberg, German archbishop (b. 1442)
- 1536 » John Seymour, English courtier (b. 1474)
- 1549 » Marguerite de Navarre, queen of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)
- 1581 » Jean de la Cassière, 51st Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1502)
- 1597 » Peter Canisius, Dutch priest and saint (b. 1521)
- 1608 » William Davison, secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. c. 1541)
- 1610 » Catherine Vasa, Swedish princess (b. 1539)
- 1701 » Sir Hugh Paterson, Baronet of Bannockburn (b. 1659)
- 1807 » John Newton, English soldier and minister (b. 1725)
- 1824 » James Parkinson, English physician and paleontologist (b. 1755)
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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.