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Born on Sunday December 3, 1684
- Arien Foppen Bal, Scheveningen († 1727)
- Adriaen Struyck, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Corneles van der Buijs, Rotterdam (Z-H) NL
- Adam Joostzn. van Hus, Delft
- Barent Jacobs van der Spijck, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anne Barbara DE PRETER, Rillaar, 24092, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgique
- Betheal Chase-Dunham, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts († 1730)
- Arie Foppensz Bal, Scheveningen († 1727)
- Cornelia Leonardi Anselmens, Zeeland (N.Br.)
- Arien Foppen Bal, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1728)
Died on Sunday December 3, 1684
- Pleunis Jacobsz Van HOVE (1)
- Bauckien Oetzes (52), Drogeham, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
- Marie Petton (34)
- Jaapje Everts Zn Rietdijk (4), Rockanje
- Franciscus Gordebeeck (62), Bornem
- Jaapje Evertsd RIETDIJK (4), Rockanje
- Bauck Oedses (52), Drogeham
- Lijntje Joris Van Der NES (2)
- Theobald Churchill (21), Whitehall, London, England
- Josephus Hendrick Maes (58), Leende, Noord Brabant, Nederland
Born on December 3
- 1590 » Daniel Seghers, Flemish Jesuit brother and painter († 1661)
- 1596 » Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker († 1684)
- 1616 » John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer († 1703)
- 1684 » Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer († 1754)
- 1722 » Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet, composer, and philosopher († 1794)
- 1729 » Antonio Soler, Spanish composer and theorist († 1783)
- 1730 » Mahadaji Shinde, Maratha ruler of Gwalior († 1794)
- 1755 » Gilbert Stuart, American painter († 1828)
- 1793 » Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, English painter and academic († 1867)
- 1800 » France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer († 1849)
Died on December 3
- 1533 » Vasili III of Russia (b. 1479)
- 1542 » Jean Tixier de Ravisi, French scholar and academic (b. 1470)
- 1552 » Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1506)
- 1592 » Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1545)
- 1610 » Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general and daimyō (b. 1548)
- 1668 » William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (b. 1591)
- 1706 » Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (b. 1637)
- 1765 » Lord John Sackville, English cricketer and politician (b. 1713)
- 1789 » Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (b. 1714)
- 1815 » John Carroll, American archbishop (b. 1735)
Names that were popular for boys in 1684
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jean
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Hendrik
- Jansz
- Gerrit
- John
- Van
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1684
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Anne
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Johanna
- Catherine
- Mary
- Van
- Jeanne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1684
- 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 18 » The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is revoked via a scire facias writ issued by an English court.
- December 10 » Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmond Halley.