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Born on Thursday October 16, 1692
- Klaaske Klases, Drachten († 1760)
- , Marbletown, Ulster, New York, United States († 1711)
- Adriana Biddeloo, Olen, België
- Benedikt Auer († 1749)
- Arjaantie Lammerts (Adriana) Fenema, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Akke Jans Errits, Smallingerland († 1724)
- Aert Theunisz. Stolker, Benschop Utr
- Anna Stoll, Bingenheim, Duitsland († 1781)
- Alle Wiebrens Wijnsma, Rijperkerk, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1698)
- Aart Theunisz STOLKER, Benschop
Died on Thursday October 16, 1692
- Carsten Menkens (45), Schlutter
- Christian Albrecht Margrave Of Brandenburg (17)
- Machtild Lawina van der Maerle, Freren, Germany
- Maria van Cleemput (65), Bornem
- Christian Albrecht, Brandenburg, (17), Schloss Ansbach, Mittelfranken, Bavaria, Germany
- Maria Blanchard (76), Karlsruhe, Stadt Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Elisabetha De Blaere (42), Wingene
- Marie Dubois (26), Marbletown, Ulster, New York, United States
- Martin de Herstal (35)
- Christiaan van Bülow Heer van Rudbjerggaard (49), Rudbjerggaard Gods, Tillitse, Lolland, Denemarken
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 16, 1692 at Delpher
Born on October 16
- 1678 » Anna Waser, Swiss painter († 1714)
- 1679 » Jan Dismas Zelenka, Czech viol player and composer († 1745)
- 1710 » András Hadik, Austrian-Hungarian field marshal († 1790)
- 1714 » Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist and academic († 1795)
- 1726 » Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and educator († 1801)
- 1729 » Pierre van Maldere, Belgian violinist and composer († 1768)
- 1752 » Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian and academic († 1827)
- 1754 » Morgan Lewis, American general, lawyer, and politician, 3rd Governor of New York († 1844)
- 1758 » Noah Webster, American lexicographer († 1843)
- 1762 » Paul Hamilton, American soldier and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of the Navy († 1816)
Died on October 16
- 1637 » Johann Rudolf Stadler, Swiss clock-maker (b. 1605)
- 1649 » Isaac van Ostade, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1621)
- 1655 » Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (b. 1591)
- 1660 » John Cook, English politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (b. 1608)
- 1679 » Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Irish-English soldier and politician (b. 1621)
- 1680 » Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1609)
- 1730 » Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French-American explorer and politician, 3rd French Governor of Louisiana (b. 1658)
- 1730 » Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Greek politician, 139th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1666)
- 1750 » Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German lute player and composer (b. 1687)
- 1755 » Gerard Majella, Italian saint (b. 1725)
Names that were popular for boys in 1692
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Thomas
- Johann
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1692
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Trijntje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1692
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 13 » Massacre of Glencoe: Almost 80 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.
- March 1 » Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.
- June 2 » Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty and later hanged.
- June 7 » Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured.
- June 10 » Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries".
- October 12 » The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Province.