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May 23, 1683Born on Monday May 24, 1683
- Antie Hendrix Nauta, Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1683)
- Barbara Mertens, Betekom
- Geneviève Cloutier, Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Québec, Canada († 1740)
- Gérard DE BOURNONVILLE, Namur,5000,Namur,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
- Aaron Robins, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States († 1759)
- Geneviève Marguerite Cloutier, Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Québec, Canada († 1740)
- Anne Marguerite Moclairie, Frankenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz (Duitsland)
- Jacquemine (Jacoba) Mahi, Galmaarden (1570, Vlaams Brabant) († 1757)
- Heinrich Georg von Waldeck Wildungen († 1736)
- Helena Boer de, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Monday May 24, 1683
- Petronella Floris Peter Sibs (3)
- Geertien Claesen (27), Wessinghuizen, Groningen, Nederland
- Elisabeth Cornelisdr. van Merenburg (71), Leiderdorp
- Lijsbeth (Elisabeth) Cornelisdr (Cornelisse) van Merenburg (68), Rijnsburg
- Gerrit Cornelisz WIJKER, Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Pompejus Popke Venhuizen (42), Ezinge
- Jacob de Malapert (29), Frankfurt aan de Main, Hessen
- Pompejus Popke Venhuisen (42), Ezinge gem. Winsum
- Lijsbeth Cornelisse van Merenburg (68), Rhijnsburg
- Liesbeth Cornelisdr Van Merenburg (68), Rijnsburg
Born on May 24
- 1576 » Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley, English courtier († 1635)
- 1616 » John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician, Secretary of State, Scotland († 1682)
- 1628 » Marek Sobieski, Polish noble († 1652)
- 1669 » Emerentia von Düben, Swedish royal favorite († 1743)
- 1671 » Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1737)
- 1686 » Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale († 1736)
- 1689 » Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1769)
- 1743 » Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician († 1793)
- 1789 » Cathinka Buchwieser, German operatic singer and actress (d.1828)
- 1794 » William Whewell, English priest and philosopher († 1866)
Died on May 24
- 1543 » Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1473)
- 1612 » Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1563)
- 1627 » Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet and cleric (b. 1561)
- 1632 » Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (b. 1553)
- 1665 » Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish Franciscan abbess and mystic (b. 1602)
- 1734 » Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
- 1792 » George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1718)
- 1806 » John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (b. 1723)
- 1843 » Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
- 1848 » Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (b. 1797)
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)
- 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 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 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.