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Born on Saturday January 5, 1686
- Joannes SEGHERS, Sint-Amands,2890,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1687)
- Anna Margaretha Henrickus Proost, Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Joanna STREIGNART, Maastricht,Gemeente Maastricht,Limburg,Nederland († 1721)
- Cornelisje Gomes, Den Burg
- Gerardus Streignarts, Maastricht († 1765)
- Johannn Martin Schauss, Soden,Hoechst,Hessen,Germany
- Jacques Roisin, Montignies-sur Sambre (6061, Hainaut)
- Gertudis Cornelia Oerlemans, Huijbergen († 1729)
- Cornelisje Claes Gomes, de St. Johannes de Doper kerk in den Burg
- Anna SIJEN, Schimmert, Limburg, Nederland († 1747)
Died on Saturday January 5, 1686
- Neeltje Jacobsdr van GEERVLIET (46), Maasland, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Mary Dolbere (78), Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
- Neeltje Jacobsdr van Geervliet (46), Maasland
- Jacobus van Trier (73), Hilvarenbeek, 3738, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- MARY DOLBAIR (78), Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- Neeltge Theunisd VERRIJCK
- Maria Weeldenbergh, in de Oude Kerk te Delft
- Josiah Churchill (74), fortasse, somewhere in CT
- Theodorus Petrus van Ginderen (86), Essen, België
- Maria of Schwarzenberg (10)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 5, 1686 at Delpher
Born on January 5
- 1587 » Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer († 1641)
- 1592 » Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor († 1666)
- 1620 » Miklós Zrínyi, Croatian military commander († 1664)
- 1640 » Paolo Lorenzani, Italian composer († 1713)
- 1735 » Claude Martin, French-English general and explorer († 1800)
- 1767 » Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist and academic († 1832)
- 1779 » Stephen Decatur, American commander († 1820)
- 1779 » Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer († 1813)
- 1781 » Gaspar Flores de Abrego, three terms mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas († 1836)
- 1793 » Harvey Putnam, American lawyer and politician († 1855)
Died on January 5
- 1527 » Felix Manz, Swiss martyr (b. 1498)
- 1578 » Giulio Clovio, Dalmatian painter (b. 1498)
- 1580 » Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German noblewoman (b. 1542)
- 1589 » Catherine de' Medici, queen of Henry II of France (b. 1519)
- 1713 » Jean Chardin, French explorer and author (b. 1643)
- 1740 » Antonio Lotti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1667)
- 1762 » Empress Elizabeth of Russia (b. 1709)
- 1771 » John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
- 1796 » Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1731)
- 1823 » George Johnston, Scottish-Australian colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764)
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.