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Born on Saturday August 21, 1683
- Paulus JOOS, Sint-Amands,2890,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Gerbrandus Nicasius Mr. van Sasse, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL († 1733)
- Jannetje Jaspers, Meliskerke, Nederland
- Josijna van Roye, Temse († 1706)
- Marie Claire Burdo, Mortier, België
- Johannes Abrahams Block, Gouda
- Marguerite Brunet dit L'Estang
- Gerbrandus Nicasius Sasse, Breda,Gemeente Breda,North Brabant,Netherlands († 1733)
- Gerbrandus Nicasius mr. van Sasse, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL († 1733)
- Gerbrandus Nicasius van Sasse van IJsselt, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1733)
Died on Saturday August 21, 1683
- Sarah Nash (58), New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
- Robert Lord (81), Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
- Gijsbertus Wilhelmus van den BOGAERT (75), Schijndel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Julien CORNEVIN (56), Challans, 85300, France
- Christine Magdalena van Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg (32)
- Christine Magdalene van Leiningen Dachsburg (32)
- Christine Magdalene Gräfin Von Leiningen (32)
- Magdeleine MAURICE, Pouillé, 41110, France
- Christine Magdalene van Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg (32)
- Robert 1602 Lord, Sr., of Ipswich (81), Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 21, 1683 at Delpher
Born on August 21
- 1597 » Roger Twysden, English historian and politician († 1672)
- 1625 » John Claypole, English politician († 1688)
- 1643 » Afonso VI of Portugal († 1683)
- 1660 » Hubert Gautier, French mathematician and engineer († 1737)
- 1665 » Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician († 1729)
- 1670 » James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire († 1734)
- 1725 » Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter and educator († 1805)
- 1754 » Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician († 1833)
- 1754 » William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting († 1839)
- 1765 » William IV of the United Kingdom († 1837)
Died on August 21
- 1568 » Jean Parisot de Valette, 49th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1495)
- 1614 » Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (b. 1560)
- 1622 » Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana, Spanish poet and politician (b. 1582)
- 1627 » Jacques Mauduit, French composer and academic (b. 1557)
- 1673 » Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, English soldier (b. 1599)
- 1689 » William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier (b. 1661)
- 1762 » Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1689)
- 1763 » Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
- 1775 » Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (b. 1690)
- 1796 » John McKinly, American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (b. 1721)
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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)
- 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.
- 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.