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April 25, 1681Born on Saturday April 26, 1681
- John Moses, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States († 1759)
- Elisabeth Thomas, Tielrode
- Jan Aertsz Drost, Veenendaal, Utrecht, Nederland († 1731)
- Maria den Boer, Strijen
- Matthias Jonckers, Berlicum, NL
- Peter Nicolaas van Uffelen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Marie Arnaud, ( Serret ) Uvernet-Fours
- Jenneke van Rund, Boxtel
- Franciscus Vergeynst, quaremont († 1746)
- Matthias Moelans, Dessel,Antwerpen,Belgi
Died on Saturday April 26, 1681
- Christoph Friedrich Ulrich von Amelunxen
- Henricus Beesmans (41), Leuven Sint Michiel
- Christoph Friedrich Ulrich von Amelunxen
- Cornelis Jansz IJPELAAN (39), Heiloo, Kennemerland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Janneken Gillis
- Anna Couvreur (28), Kortemark
- Adrianus Cornelii Antonissen (30), Dongen
- derckjen peters (46)
- Maria Bastiaense (27)
- Gijsbertje (38), Putten, Gelderland, Nederland
Born on April 26
- 1575 » Marie de' Medici, queen of Henry IV of France († 1642)
- 1647 » William Ashhurst, English banker, Sheriff of London, Lord Mayor of London and politician († 1720)
- 1648 » Peter II of Portugal († 1706)
- 1697 » Adam Falckenhagen, German lute player and composer († 1754)
- 1710 » Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher and academic († 1796)
- 1718 » Esek Hopkins, American commander († 1802)
- 1774 » Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist and paleontologist († 1853)
- 1782 » Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily († 1866)
- 1785 » John James Audubon, French-American ornithologist and painter († 1851)
- 1787 » Ludwig Uhland, German poet, philologist, and historian († 1862)
Died on April 26
- 1478 » Giuliano de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1453)
- 1489 » Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shōgun (b. 1465)
- 1558 » Jean Fernel, French physician (b. 1497)
- 1686 » Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, Swedish statesman and military man (b. 1622)
- 1716 » John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, English jurist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1651)
- 1784 » Nano Nagle, Irish nun and educator, founded the Presentation Sisters (b. 1718)
- 1789 » Petr Ivanovich Panin, Russian general (b. 1721)
- 1809 » Bernhard Schott, German music publisher (b. 1748)
- 1865 » John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1838)
- 1881 » Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815)
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.