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Born on Saturday August 17, 1686
- Johann Martin Hoffmann, Thüringen, Kahla, Duitsland († 1762)
- Marijtje Gijsdr van Duijnen, Katwijk
- Joannes Vrolijk, Amersfoort
- Nicolaus Vanneste, Deerlijk
- Cornelia Jans Dietvors, Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Christianus Cornelis Roover van den Broeck, Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Geuske Dirks van Wijck, Wadenoijen
- Maria Stals, Stramproy, Limburg, Nederland
- Jacop Claes Jacops Lavinia, Boxtel
- Henricus Waegemaeckers, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Saturday August 17, 1686
- Charlotte DESMARET (42), Chelles,60350,Oise,Picardie,FRANCE
- Carolus van Lil (36)
- Annetje Jans LAGARDE, Amsterdam
- Jan Jansz van Gennep (86), Gorinchem
- Jan Jans van GENNEP (86), Gorinchem, 6026, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aegidius Buytaert (4), Bazel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Pascal Constant (53), orbais
- David l'Echevin, Dordrecht
- Hannah Anna Munnings (58), Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, America
- Jeanne GALLARD (74), (La Chapelle-Saint-Florent) Mauges-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 17, 1686 at Delpher
Born on August 17
- 1582 » John Matthew Rispoli, Maltese philosopher († 1639)
- 1586 » Johann Valentin Andrea, German theologian († 1654)
- 1603 » Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General († 1651)
- 1612 » Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman († 1651)
- 1629 » John III Sobieski, Polish–Lithuanian king († 1696)
- 1686 » Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator († 1768)
- 1753 » Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian († 1828)
- 1768 » Louis Desaix, French general († 1800)
- 1786 » Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician († 1836)
- 1786 » Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld († 1861)
Died on August 17
- 1547 » Katharina von Zimmern, Swiss sovereign abbess (b. 1478)
- 1673 » Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)
- 1676 » Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621)
- 1720 » Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654)
- 1723 » Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668)
- 1768 » Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)
- 1785 » Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)
- 1786 » Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712)
- 1809 » Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)
- 1814 » John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (b. 1732)
Names that were popular for boys in 1686
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Willem
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johann
- John
- Jacobus
- Thomas
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1686
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Mary
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
- Grietje
- Sarah
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1686
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- May 4 » The Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines.
- July 22 » Albany, New York is formally chartered as a municipality by Governor Thomas Dongan.