{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1684

Jan 01 Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Jean-Baptiste Vanloo, French painter was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer  

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

Feb 21 In the year 1684 birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)  

Feb 22 William Pulteney, London, statesman (Earl of Bath) was born in the year 1684.  

Feb 24 In the year 1684 birth of catherine I, Empress of Russia 1725-27, Dorpat, Estonia  

Feb 24 Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (d. 1738) was born in the year 1684.  

Mar 19 Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 26 On this day in history birth of johann Graf, composer  

Mar 31 Francesco Durante, composer was born in the year 1684.  

Apr 15 On this day in history birth of catherine I, empress of Russia (1725-27)  

Jun 22 In the year 1684 birth of francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer  

Sep 18 In the year 1684 birth of johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer  

Sep 23 Johann Theodor Romhild, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 05 On this day in history birth of johann Jacob de Neufville, composer  

Oct 10 On this day in history birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)  

Oct 19 On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Fravenholtz, composer  

Oct 26 Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

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

Dec 03 On this day in history birth of ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature)  

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

Jan 05 Claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44 in the year 1684.  

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

Feb 12 Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75  

Apr 05 In the year 1684 william Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies  

Apr 18 Gonzales Cocx, [Coques], painter, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (b. 1603) died in the year 1684.  

May 04 John Nevison, English highwayman (b. 1639) died in the year 1684.