Historical Events In 1684

Jan 05   Claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44.   

Jan 12   French king Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon   

Jan 14   Jean-Baptiste Vanloo, French painter   

Jan 15   Caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48   

Feb 12   Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67   

Feb 16   Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer   

Feb 21   Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)   

Feb 21   Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75   

Feb 22   William Pulteney, London, statesman (Earl of Bath).   

Feb 24   Catherine I, Empress of Russia 1725-27, Dorpat, Estonia.   

Mar 05   Emperor Leopold I, Poland and Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz   

Mar 26   Johann Graf, composer.   

Mar 31   Francesco Durante, composer.   

Apr 05   William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies.   

Apr 15   Catherine I, empress of Russia (1725-27).   

Apr 18   Gonzales Cocx, [Coques], painter, dies   

Apr 25   Patent granted for the thimble   

Apr 25   Patent granted for thimble   

May 08   Henri Dumont, composer, dies   

May 12   Edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest   

May 23   Adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48.   

Jun 21   King Charles II revokes Massachusetts Bay Colony charter.   

Jun 21   MA Bay Colony's charter revoked.   

Jun 22   Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer   

Aug 15   Spain and Germany sign cease fire with France   

Sep 05   John Uytenhage van Lacks, lawyer/author, drowned at 48.   

Sep 18   Jan A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Ystroom), dies at 37   

Sep 18   Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer.   

Sep 23   Johann Theodor Romhild, composer   

Oct 01   Pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42   

Oct 05   Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer.   

Oct 10   Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)   

Oct 19   Johann Christoph Fravenholtz, composer.   

Oct 23   Colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted   

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Jan 01   Arnold drakenborch: Dutch classical scholar   

Jan 14   Jean-baptiste vanloo: French painter   

Jan 14   Johann matthias hase: German scientist    

Feb 16   Bohuslav m czernohorsky: Czech monk/composer   

Feb 21   Justus van effen: Writer/founder (holland spectator)   

Feb 22   William pulteney: London, statesman (earl of bath)   

Feb 24   Catherine i: Empress of russia 1725-27, dorpat, estonia   

Feb 24   Matthias braun: Czech sculptor   

Jan 05   Claude audran ii: French painter/engraver,    

Jan 15   Caspar netscher: Dutch portrait painter,    

Feb 12   Pietro andrea ziani: Composer,    

Feb 21   Pieter van den abeelen: Dutch medallist/jeweller,   

Apr 05   William brouncker: 2nd viscount/1st pres of royal society,   

Apr 18   Gonzales cocx: [coques], painter,   

Apr 19   Roger williams: English theologian and colonist (b. 1603)   

May 04   John nevison: English highwayman (b. 1639)