1680 - 1689
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Decade 1680 - 1689
65 Johann Sebastian Bach
German composer (1685–1750)
*March 21st, 1685, Eisenach †July 28th, 1750, Leipzig.jpg "George Frideric Handel")
74 George Frideric Handel
German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)
*February 23rd, 1685, Halle (Saale) †April 14th, 1759, London
66 Montesquieu
French philosopher
*January 18th, 1689, Château de la Brède †February 10th, 1755, Paris.jpg "Vitus Bering")
Johann David Köhler
German historian (1684–1755)
*January 18th, 1684, Colditz †March 10th, 1755, Göttingen
47 John Gay
English poet and playwright (1685–1732)
*June 30th, 1685, Barnstaple †December 4th, 1732, London
54 Nicolas Lancret
French painter (1690-1743)
*January 22nd, 1689, Paris †September 14th, 1743, Paris
76 George II of Great Britain
British monarch from 1727 to 1760
*October 30th, 1683, Hanover †October 25th, 1760, London
56 Henry Carey
English composer and playwright (1687-1743)
*August 27th, 1687, London †October 5th, 1743, London
67 George Berkeley
Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685–1753)
*March 12th, 1685, Kilkenny †January 14th, 1753, Oxford
85 Charles-Jean-François Hénault
French writer and historian (1685-1770)
*February 8th, 1685, Paris †November 24th, 1770, Paris
89 Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil
French magistrate and politician
*March 6th, 1683, Paris †July 12th, 1772, Paris
43 Catherine I of Russia
The first Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727
*April 5th, 1684, Krustpils †May 6th, 1727, Saint Petersburg
55 Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
18th century Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor
*October 1st, 1685, Vienna †October 20th, 1740, Vienna.jpg "Nader Shah")
58 Nader Shah
Shah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty
*October 22nd, 1688, Dargaz †June 19th, 1747, Quchan
36 Carl XII of Sweden
The fifth and last emperor of Sweden (1697–1718)
*June 27th, 1682, Stockholm †December 11th, 1718, Halden
71 Domenico Scarlatti
Italian composer, son of Alessandro Scarlatti
*October 26th, 1685, Naples †July 23rd, 1757, Madrid
71 Samuel Richardson
English writer and printer (1689–1761)
*August 19th, 1689, Derbyshire †July 4th, 1761, London
.jpg "Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia")
51 Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia
King of Prussia (1688-1740)
*August 14th, 1688, Berlin †May 31st, 1740, City Palace_-_001.jpg "Jean-Philippe Rameau")
80 Jean-Philippe Rameau
French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)
*September 25th, 1683, Dijon †September 12th, 1764, ParisPhilip V of Spain
King of Spain from 1700 to 1746
*December 19th, 1683, Versailles †July 9th, 1746, Madrid
69 Ludvig Holberg
Danish-Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian (1684–1754)
*December 3rd, 1684, Bergen †January 28th, 1754, Copenhagen
75 Pierre de Marivaux
French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)
*February 4th, 1688, Paris †February 11th, 1763, Paris
39 Bartholomew Roberts
Welsh pirate (1682-1722)
*May 17th, 1682, Little Newcastle †February 10th, 1722, Cape Lopez
52 Cosmas Damian Asam
German artist (1686-1739)
*September 28th, 1686, Benediktbeuern †May 10th, 1739, MunichEmmanuel Swedenborg
Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian
*January 29th, 1688, Stockholm †March 29th, 1772, LondonAlessandro Gregorio Capponi
Italian archaeologist (1683-1746)
*March 12th, 1683, Rome †September 21st, 1746, Rome
74 René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
French scientist
*February 28th, 1683, La Rochelle †October 17th, 1757, Château de La BermondièreAlexander Pope
English poet (1688–1744)
*May 21st, 1688, City of London †May 30th, 1744, TwickenhamJean-Antoine Watteau
French painter (1684–1721)
*October 10th, 1684, Valenciennes †July 18th, 1721, Nogent-sur-Marne
53 Ulrika Eleonora I of Sweden
Queen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720
*January 23rd, 1688, Stockholm †November 24th, 1741, Stockholm
60 John V of Portugal
Portuguese king (1689-1750)
*October 22nd, 1689, Lisbon †July 31st, 1750, Lisbon
77 James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales
Pretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne
*June 10th, 1688, St James's Palace †January 1st, 1766, RomeDaniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
German-Polish physicist and engineer (1686-1736)
*May 24th, 1686, Gdańsk †September 16th, 1736, The Hague
80 Giambattista Pittoni
Italian Old Master painter (1687-1767)
*June 6th, 1687, Venice †November 6th, 1767, Venice
72 Hans Egede
Missionary to Greenland, Lutheran pastor (1686-1758)
*January 31st, 1686, Harstad Municipality †November 5th, 1758, Stubbekøbing