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Born on Wednesday October 6, 1683
- Frans Theuwese van Dijck-, Castricum, Nederland († 1730)
- Cornelis van Vliet, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Debeuckelaer, Hooglede,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1764)
- Anna Catharina Schoenmaeckers, Sint-Gillis-Waas
- Franciscus Somers, Wilrijk († 1723)
- Catherina Debeuckelaere, Hooglede († 1764)
- Leonardus (Lenert) Vreuls (Fruls, Freuls, Vruhls, Vroels)
- Jean-Baptiste Archambault, Pointes-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada († 1732)
- Jacoba (Jacquemincken) Willaert, Hooglede († 1712)
- Aernout de Jonge van Ellemeet, Den Haag, Nederland († 1737)
Died on Wednesday October 6, 1683
- Martina Verbeeck (70), Liezele (Antwerpen, België)
- Aeltgen Cornelis Duercant, Utrecht
- Frans Beeckman (81), Moorsel
- Charles ARGALL (35), Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex
- Albrecht Graf von Zinzendorf (64)
- Catharina Landricx (53), Temse,9140,Oost-Vlaanderen,BE
- Catharina de NEUFVILLE (27), Haarlem, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Margaret Metcalfe (61), Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- Antonius WISMANS (23), Broekhuizen, Limburg, Nederland
- Naamloos Verdonck, Dk.44
Born on October 6
- 1610 » Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French general († 1690)
- 1626 » Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer († 1684)
- 1716 » George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1771)
- 1729 » Sarah Crosby, English preacher, the first female Methodist preacher († 1804)
- 1732 » John Broadwood, Scottish businessman, co-founded John Broadwood and Sons († 1812)
- 1738 » Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria († 1789)
- 1742 » Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright († 1755)
- 1744 » James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University († 1813)
- 1767 » Henri Christophe, Grenadian-Haitian king († 1820)
- 1769 » Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada († 1812)
Died on October 6
- 1536 » William Tyndale, English Protestant Bible translator (b. c. 1494)
- 1553 » Şehzade Mustafa, Ottoman prince (b. 1515)
- 1641 » Matthijs Quast, Dutch explorer
- 1644 » Elisabeth of France, queen of Spain and Portugal (b. 1602)
- 1660 » Paul Scarron, French poet and author (b. 1610)
- 1661 » Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (b. 1630)
- 1688 » Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English soldier and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1652)
- 1762 » Francesco Manfredini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1684)
- 1819 » Charles Emmanuel IV, king of Sardinia (b. 1751)
- 1829 » Pierre Derbigny, French-American politician, 6th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1769)
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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.
- September 11 » Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
- September 12 » Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
- September 17 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules".
- October 3 » Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang receives the surrender of the Tungning kingdom on Taiwan after the Battle of Penghu.
- October 6 » Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.