Page 2: Historical Events In 1684

Nov 16   On this day in history abraham Alewijn, Dutch poet/playwright (Puiterveense Helleveeg)   

Dec 03   Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) in the year 1684.   

Dec 10   Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley on this day in history.   

Dec 22   On this day in history johann J Dillenius, [Dillen], German botanist (Historia Muscorum)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1684 birth of arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar (d. 1748)   

Jan 14   In the year 1684 birth of jean-Baptiste Vanloo, French painter   

Jan 14   Johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (d. 1742) was born in the year 1684.   

Feb 16   In the year 1684 birth of bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer   

Feb 16   Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born in the year 1684.   

Feb 21   On this day in history birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)   

Feb 22   William Pulteney, London, statesman (Earl of Bath) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Catherine I, Empress of Russia 1725-27, Dorpat, Estonia was born in the year 1684.   

Jan 05   In the year 1684 claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44   

Jan 15   Caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67   

Feb 21   Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

Apr 05   William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 18   On this day in history gonzales Cocx, [Coques], painter, dies   

Apr 19   On this day in history death of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (b. 1603)   

May 04   In the year 1684 death of john Nevison, English highwayman (b. 1639)