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May 1686Born on Wednesday May 1, 1686
- Christophe Delcenserie, Ellezelles
- Cornelis Sgrauwen, Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aart Gerrits van Oosterbeek, Amsterdam († 1715)
- Egidius ( Roose ) Rose, Beveren-Roeselare († 1751)
- Henrietta Johanna Rappard, Schenkenschanz, Griethausen, Kleve, Rhein, Preußen, Deutschland († 1763)
- Henriëtte Johanna van Rappard, Kleef, Nordrhein-Westfalen († 1764)
- Christophe DELCENSERIE, Ellezelles, 7890, Hainaut, Belgique
- Gerrit Tijmensz Lambertsz, Blaricum
- Henriëtte Johanna Rappard, Kleve, Westphalia (D) († 1764)
- Dorcas Haseltine, Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America († 1689)
Died on Wednesday May 1, 1686
- Maria Anthonysdr. Des Bordes (30), Amsterdam,NL, Nederland
- Gerrt Eelinck (56), Winterswijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Jacob Joppen Kooij van der, Rotterdam
- Gertt Eelinck (61)
- Aart Evert Swinckels of Swinkels (56), Aarle-Rixtel
- Aart Evert SWINKELS (56), Aarle-Rixtel, 3265, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arnoldus Everardi Swinckels (55), Aarle-Rixtel,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Maria Joanna Francisca THIENPONT (76), Gooik, 1755, Brabant Flamand, Belgique
- Jannetje Dons (34)
- Jean Baptiste 't SERSTEVENS (69), Bruxelles,, Brussel-Hoofdstad, België
Born on May 1
- 1591 » Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer († 1666)
- 1594 » John Haynes, English-American politician, 1st Governor of the Colony of Connecticut († 1653)
- 1602 » William Lilly, English astrologer († 1681)
- 1672 » Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician († 1719)
- 1730 » Joshua Rowley, English admiral († 1790)
- 1735 » Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch admiral and philanthropist († 1819)
- 1751 » Judith Sargent Murray, American poet and playwright († 1820)
- 1764 » Benjamin Henry Latrobe, English-American architect, designed the United States Capitol († 1820)
- 1769 » Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1852)
- 1783 » Phoebe Hinsdale Brown, American hymnwriter († 1861)
Died on May 1
- 1539 » Isabella of Portugal (b. 1503)
- 1555 » Pope Marcellus II (b. 1501)
- 1572 » Pope Pius V (b. 1504)
- 1668 » Frans Luycx, Flemish painter (b. 1604)
- 1730 » François de Troy, French painter and engraver (b. 1645)
- 1731 » Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer (b. 1677)
- 1738 » Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (b. 1669)
- 1772 » Gottfried Achenwall, Polish-German historian, economist, and jurist (b. 1719)
- 1813 » Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (b. 1768)
- 1838 » Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist (b. 1797)
Names that were popular for boys in 1686
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Willem
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Johann
- Gerrit
- 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
- Sarah
- Grietje
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.