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April 5, 1683Born on Tuesday April 6, 1683
- Cornelius Mertens Hertoghs († 1760)
- Gilles Haeckens, Reijmersdaal, Limburg, Belgien
- Helena Cornelia Huninck, Aalten († 1756)
- Gijsbert van Swam, Druten
- Benoît ANSELME, Montagnieu,38110,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Catharina Rottink, Delden († 1727)
- Elisabeth van den Broeck, Nieuwkuijk (Noord-Brabant)
- Aeldert Hofmans, Nijensleek
- Jacob (Jan) Hendriksz van Werven, Vorchten († 1776)
- Jacoba ver Cauteren, Moerzeke
Died on Tuesday April 6, 1683
- William Bobbet (72), Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Sepkjen Brongers Brongersma (58)
- John Whitcomb (56), Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Nn van LOON, Dordrecht, in de Augustijnenkerk, graf 51
- Elisabeth Coeck (44), Bornem (Antwerpen, België)
- Gertrude de Wadeleux (35), Mortier, België
- Maeritje van Bronsgeest
- Georgius Croonen, Swalmen
- Elisabeth Koeck (34), Bornem,2880,Antwerpen,BE
- Mechtildis Goertz, Niederkrchten (D)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 6, 1683 at Delpher
Born on April 6
- 1632 » Maria Leopoldine of Austria († 1649)
- 1651 » André Dacier, French scholar and academic († 1722)
- 1660 » Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer († 1722)
- 1664 » Arvid Horn, Swedish general and politician, Governor of Västerbotten County († 1742)
- 1671 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright († 1741)
- 1672 » André Cardinal Destouches, French composer († 1749)
- 1706 » Louis de Cahusac, French playwright and composer († 1759)
- 1708 » Johann Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer († 1772)
- 1725 » Pasquale Paoli, French soldier and politician († 1807)
- 1726 » Gerard Majella, Italian saint († 1755)
Died on April 6
- 1590 » Francis Walsingham, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1532)
- 1593 » Henry Barrowe, English Puritan and separatist (b. 1550)
- 1605 » John Stow, English historian and author (b. 1525)
- 1621 » Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (b. 1539)
- 1641 » Domenico Zampieri (Domenichino), Italian painter (b. 1581)
- 1655 » David Blondel, French minister, historian, and scholar (b. 1591)
- 1676 » John Winthrop the Younger, English politician, 1st Governor of Connecticut (b. 1606)
- 1686 » Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, Irish-English politician (b. 1614)
- 1707 » Willem van de Velde the Younger, Dutch-English painter (b. 1633)
- 1755 » Richard Rawlinson, English minister and historian (b. 1690)
Names that were popular for boys in 1683
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jean
- Willem
- John
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Thomas
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1683
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Mary
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Adriana
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1683
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- May 24 » The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum.
- June 23 » William Penn signs a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
- July 16 » Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
- September 17 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules".
- October 6 » Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
- November 1 » The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.