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May 17, 1683Born on Tuesday May 18, 1683
- barber wilcke, amsterdam
- Alma Sand, Sustrum
- Ferdinando CONINGSBY, Bodenham, Herefordshire, England († 1717)
- Antoine JOCTEUR, Châtonnay,38440,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Marijtijen Passchier, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Maria de Beever, Eindhoven, NL
- Jean Gueneau, Sury-En-Vaux, 18300, Cher, Centre, FRANCE († 1747)
- Hessel Mennes, Noordhorn, Groningen, Nederland
- Françoise POYSAT, Cours-la-Ville,69470,Rhône,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Marie Renee Allard, Québec, Quebec, Canada († 1684)
Died on Tuesday May 18, 1683
- Henricus Michielssen de Laet de LAAT (36), Moergestel, 3989, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- N.N. Poth, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- François Turpin (72), Veaugues, Cher
- Zelanide Gagne (Gasnier) (61), Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
- Cornelis Heemskerk (1), Rotterdam
- Winandus Wijnen, Stein, Limburg, Nederland
- Corneel Van Der Auwera, Muizen, 2812, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Marie ROLLAND, Carhaix-Plouguer,29270,Finistère,Bretagne,FRANCE
- Joannes Jacob (Ossenblok) Ossenblock (66)
- Hannss Ernst Kaess (69), Berburg, Gundringen, Calw, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 18, 1683 at Delpher
Born on May 18
- 1537 » Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal († 1585)
- 1631 » Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest († 1701)
- 1662 » George Smalridge, English bishop († 1719)
- 1692 » Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist († 1752)
- 1711 » Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1787)
- 1777 » John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist († 1852)
- 1778 » Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria († 1854)
- 1785 » John Wilson, Scottish author and critic († 1854)
- 1797 » Frederick Augustus II of Saxony († 1854)
- 1822 » Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist († 1896)
Died on May 18
- 1675 » Jacques Marquette, French-American missionary and explorer (b. 1637)
- 1675 » Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, historian, and theologian (b. 1623)
- 1692 » Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (b. 1617)
- 1721 » Maria Barbara Carillo, victim of the Spanish Inquisition (b.1625)
- 1733 » Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (b. 1761)
- 1780 » Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1714)
- 1781 » Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian-Indian rebel leader (b. 1742)
- 1792 » Levy Solomons, Canadian merchant and fur trader (b. 1730)
- 1795 » Robert Rogers, English colonel (b. 1731)
- 1799 » Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and publisher (b. 1732)
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
- Mary
- Johanna
- 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)
- 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 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.
- 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.
- November 1 » The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.