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Born on Sunday August 20, 1684
- Adriana Christianus Mertens, Meer, Antwerpen, België
- Catharina Sturmans, Schinveld, Limburg, Niederlande
- Catharina HELLEBRANTS, Stein,1556-1795,Vrije Rijksheerlijkheid,Verenigde Nederlanden
- Anthonij Broekhuizen, Roosendaal
- Catharina Hellebrandt, Stein († 1700)
- Cornelis Janszn Borst, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
- Gerhardus Overkamp, Silvolde, Gelderland, Nederland († 1751)
- Anna Pieters Pastoor, Heiloo
- Duifje Willems, Westzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- "Willem" Jobsz de Geus, Goudswaard
Died on Sunday August 20, 1684
- Jorrien Stroynck (69), Enschede
- Jannigje Dirks QUARTEL (63)
- Eva Kievit, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Georgius Regheer (48), Izenberge,, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Anna Vangheluwe, Bovekerke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Cornelia Wouter Denijs Colen (68), Tilburg
- Jerg Hans Tschirret Tschirhart, Soppe le Haut,68314,Haut Rhin,Alsace,FRANCE
- Maria d'Este Modena d'ESTE (39), Parma, 1660, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italië
- Anna Bilfinger (2)
- Maria van Este (39), Turijn, Piëmonte
Born on August 20
- 1625 » Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist († 1709)
- 1632 » Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and academic († 1704)
- 1659 » Henry Every, English pirate († 1696)
- 1710 » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic († 1761)
- 1719 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator († 1783)
- 1720 » Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
- 1778 » Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile († 1842)
- 1779 » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic († 1848)
- 1789 » Abbas Mirza, Qajar crown prince of Persia († 1833)
- 1799 » James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar († 1840)
Died on August 20
- 1611 » Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1548)
- 1639 » Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)
- 1648 » Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1583)
- 1651 » Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman (b. 1612)
- 1672 » Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623)
- 1672 » Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (b. 1625)
- 1680 » William Bedloe, English spy (b. 1650)
- 1701 » Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)
- 1707 » Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
- 1773 » Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)
Names that were popular for boys in 1684
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jean
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- John
- Hendrik
- Johann
- Thomas
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1684
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Mary
- Johanna
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
- Grietje
- Petronella
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.