Famous Personalities Born In 1685

Jan 07 Gerard george clifford: Dutch director of east india company  

Jan 07 Jonas alströmer: Swedish industrialist  

Jan 18 Tiberius hemsterhuis: Dutch classical prof, baptized  

Feb 08 Charles-jean-françois hénault: French historian  

Feb 10 Aaron hill: English playwright/poet (tragedy of zara)  

Feb 23 George friedrich handel: Halle germany, organist/composer (messiah)  

Mar 12 George berkeley: Ireland, philosopher/bishop of cloyne  

Mar 17 Jean-marc nattier: French portrait painter  

Mar 18 Ralph ersine: Scottish minister  

Mar 21 Johann sebastian bach: Eisenach germany, composer (mattheus-passion)  

Jun 03 Cornelis hop: Amsterdam regent/diplomat  

Jun 30 John gay: Author (baggars' opera)  

Jun 30 John gay: British writer  

Jun 30 Dominikus zimmermann: German architect/painter (liebfrauenkirche)  

Jul 03 Sir robert rich: 4th baronet, british cavalry officer  

Aug 01 Pietro giuseppe sandoni: Composer  

Aug 18 Brook taylor: England, mathematician, discoverer of taylor's theorem  

Sep 15 Gottfried kirkhoff: Composer  

Sep 16 John gay: English poet (beggar's opera)  

Sep 30 Gunther jacob wenceslaus: Composer  

Oct 01 Charles vi: German emperor/king of spain (1711-40)  

Oct 01 Charles vi: Holy roman emperor  

Oct 26 Giuseppe domenico scarlatti: Composer  

Oct 26 Domenico scarlatti: Naples italy, composer/harpsichordist  

Nov 17 Pierre gaultier: French-canadian trader and explorer  

Dec 06 Marie-adélaïde of savoy: Mother of louis xv of france  

Dec 12 Lodovico giustini: Composer  

Dec 17 Thomas tickell: English writer  

Jan 02 Harbottle grimston: English politician (b. 1603)  

Jan 06 Malachias siebenhaar: Composer,  

Feb 02 Charles ii: King of england/scotland/ireland (1660-85),  

Feb 11 David teniers iii: Flemish painter,  

Feb 24 Charles howard: 1st earl of carlisle, english politician and military leader (b. 1629)  

Mar 22 Emperor go-sai of japan: Emperor go-sai of japan (b. 1638)  

May 02 Adriaen van ostade: Dutch painter, buried  

May 15 Henri otto: Spanish marquis of caretto/savona/grana,