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Born on Thursday February 28, 1686
- Antje Lammerts, Holwerd, Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Derk Herbers Rijkse, Oosterbeek
- Assuer Hiddes, Zuidveen
- Antje Lammerts, Holwerd, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana Bal, Wilrijk
- Aert Maassen Ham, Lunteren
- Adriaan Francois [mr.advoc, burgemeester] de Virieu, Zaltbommel, Gld, NL († 1753)
- Anna Johanna Munckerus, Noordlaren, Groningen, Nederland
- AERT MAASSEN, Lunteren
- Aart MAESSEN, Lunteren, Gemeente Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Thursday February 28, 1686
- Bastiaantje Willems Ijseren
- Jan Potters (76), Oirschot, Netherlands
- Pieter de jonge Biscop (23)
- Jan Roelofs Bruinis (2)
- John TRAFFORD
- Evert ROELFS (4), Baflo, Winsum, Groningen, Nederland
- Joannis Cornelis SCHALKEN, Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- John Browne ** (97), Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten
- Sophia Baltissen, Nuth, Limburg, Nederland
- Sophia Baltussen [Smeets] (76)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 28, 1686 at Delpher
Born on February 28
- 1552 » Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker († 1632)
- 1612 » John Pearson, English bishop, theologian, and scholar († 1686)
- 1627 » Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex († 1703)
- 1675 » Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer († 1726)
- 1683 » René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic († 1757)
- 1704 » Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic († 1760)
- 1712 » Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general († 1759)
- 1724 » George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1807)
- 1792 » Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist, meteorologist, and geographer († 1876)
- 1812 » Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author († 1882)
Died on February 28
- 1510 » Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer (b. 1450)
- 1551 » Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer (b. 1491)
- 1572 » Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian and author (b. 1505)
- 1621 » Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)
- 1648 » Christian IV of Denmark (b. 1577)
- 1786 » John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)
- 1788 » Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)
- 1857 » André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
- 1869 » Alphonse de Lamartine, French author and poet (b. 1790)
- 1879 » Hortense Allart, Italian-French author (b. 1801)
Names that were popular for boys in 1686
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Willem
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johann
- John
- Jacobus
- Pierre
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1686
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Johanna
- Mary
- 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)
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