What Happened In History Year 1681

Historical Events for the Year 1681

• 4th March » Charles II grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.

Famous Birthdays in 1681

• 14th March » Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer (d. 1767)
• 27th March » Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish cardinal (d. 1760)
• 26th June » Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (d. 1708)
• 4th September » Carl Heinrich Biber, Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1749)
• 11th September » Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (d. 1741)
• 28th September » Johann Mattheson, German composer, lexicographer, and diplomat (d. 1764)
• 17th November » Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian and author (d. 1776)
• 28th November » Jean Cavalier, French rebel leader (d. 1740)

Famous Deaths in History for 1681

• 28th January » Richard Allestree, English priest and academic (b. 1619)
• 12th March » Frans van Mieris, Sr., Dutch painter (b. 1635)
• 25th May » Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1600)
• 1st July » Oliver Plunkett, Irish archbishop and saint (b. 1629)
• 25th July » Urian Oakes, English-American minister and educator (b. 1631)
• 22nd December » Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)

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