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April 28, 1681Born on Tuesday April 29, 1681
- Henricus Spruyt, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Antje Melles, Heerenveen
- Francisca DE HERDE, Kontich († 1708)
- Marie Jauffred, ( Rousse ) Uvernet-Fours († 1753)
- Magdalena Buys, Duffel
- Anna Bastiaans Gelderblom, Sint Anthoniepolder († 1746)
- Livina Van Eyghen, Tielrode
- Thomas Lawes, Downton, Wiltshire, England († 1681)
- Margaretha Driessen, Dulken, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
- Hendrik Peterse Spruyt, Utrecht († 1747)
Died on Tuesday April 29, 1681
- Joanna Vanhaverbeke (3), Zarren
- Hermannus* Snackers* (87), Hulsberg, Limburg, Nederland
- Jannitge Leeuwenhoek (47), Delft
- Lambert Colleye (DE)HALLEUX, Fléron, 62038, Liege, Belgique, Parfondvaux
- Dirk Baggelaar
- Léonard Lainé BLANDIN DOCHOT JOYE (70), Arleuf (58 Nièvre), France
- Jean Hebronvaux (68), Visé bij Luyk (België)
- Jacobus VANDERSMISSEN (44), Alken,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi
- Lambert de HALLEUX (58), Fléron,4620,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
- Susan JEFFERIES (103), Dallington, Sussex, England
Born on April 29
- 1587 » Sophie of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania († 1635)
- 1636 » Esaias Reusner, German lute player and composer († 1679)
- 1665 » James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1745)
- 1667 » John Arbuthnot, Scottish-English physician and polymath († 1735)
- 1686 » Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Lord Great Chamberlain († 1742)
- 1727 » Jean-Georges Noverre, French actor and dancer († 1810)
- 1745 » Oliver Ellsworth, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States († 1807)
- 1758 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general († 1820)
- 1762 » Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French general and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1833)
- 1780 » Charles Nodier, French librarian and author († 1844)
Died on April 29
- 1594 » Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and theologian (b. 1517)
- 1630 » Agrippa d'Aubigné, French soldier and poet (b. 1552)
- 1658 » John Cleveland, English poet and author (b. 1613)
- 1676 » Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (b. 1607)
- 1688 » Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1620)
- 1698 » Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (b. 1655)
- 1707 » George Farquhar, Irish-English actor and playwright (b. 1678)
- 1743 » Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French theorist and author (b. 1658)
- 1768 » Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1694)
- 1771 » Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, French-Italian architect, designed Winter Palace and Catherine Palace (b. 1700)
Names that were popular for boys in 1681
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jean
- Jacob
- Willem
- Hendrik
- John
- Johann
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Pierre
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1681
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Mary
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Jeanne
- Johanna
- Sarah
- Jannetje
- 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.