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April 11, 1684Born on Wednesday April 12, 1684
- Ale Wobbes, Bozum, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Abraham BOELEN, Nieuw Amsterdam (New York)
- Adrianus Rogiers, Oosteeklo († 1752)
- Catherine Fortin, Lachine, Quebec, Canada († 1747)
- Benjamin Etter, Birwinken, Thurgau, Switzerland († 1760)
- Aris van Oort, Tricht
- Adrianus Hoevenaers, Hilvarenbeek
- Antonius Waterschoot, Rupelmonde (België) († 1765)
- Alexander REID, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
- Albert Janse Terhune, Flatlands, Kings County, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1721)
Died on Wednesday April 12, 1684
- Hans Rapp (87), Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Aaltje Rijckerts (2), Ermelo-Telgt, Gelderland, Nederland
- Hendrik Claesz Gomes, Den Burg (Texel, NH)
- hendersken peters adriaens (39)
- Samuel Church (47), Hadley, Hampshire county, Massachusetts, United States
- Hendrik Gomes, Den Burg
- Conrardus Duijcker (60), Venlo, Li.NL
- Samuel CHURCH Sr. (47), Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Andrijs Pierrou, Nijmegen
- Claudy PLAGNAT
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 12, 1684 at Delpher
Born on April 13
- 1618 » Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author († 1693)
- 1636 » Hendrik van Rheede, Dutch botanist († 1691)
- 1648 » Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic († 1717)
- 1713 » Pierre Jélyotte, French tenor († 1797)
- 1729 » Thomas Percy, Irish bishop and poet († 1811)
- 1732 » Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1792)
- 1735 » Isaac Low, American merchant and politician, founded the New York Chamber of Commerce († 1791)
- 1743 » Thomas Jefferson, American lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the United States († 1826)
- 1747 » Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans († 1793)
- 1764 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician, French Minister of War († 1830)
Died on April 13
- 1592 » Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor (b. 1511)
- 1605 » Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (b. 1551)
- 1612 » Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai (b. 1585)
- 1635 » Fakhr-al-Din II, Ottoman prince (b. 1572)
- 1638 » Henri, Duke of Rohan (b. 1579)
- 1641 » Richard Montagu, English bishop (b. 1577)
- 1695 » Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (b. 1621)
- 1716 » Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, English admiral and politician (b. 1648)
- 1722 » Charles Leslie, Irish priest and theologian (b. 1650)
- 1793 » Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French botanist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1763)
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
- Catherine
- Mary
- Jans
- Jeanne
- Johanna
- Van
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.