Famous People Who Died In 1684
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1684. This list includes people like Pierre Corneille, John Lambert, Pieter de Hooch, Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet, Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, philosophers and military leaders who died in 1684. This list includes people from England, France, Netherlands and many more countries.
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Birthdate: June 6, 1606
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rouen, France
Died: October 1
Born into a family of lawyers, Pierre Corneille, too, initially studied law. However, both he and his younger brother, noted playwright Thomas Corneille, deviated from their family profession. Part of the Society of Five Authors, selected by Cardinal de Richelieu, Corneille later grew into one of the greatest 17th-century tragedians.
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Pieter de Hooch
(Dutch painter)
Birthdate: December 20, 1629
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: March 24
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Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet
(Preacher)
Birthdate: 1624 AD
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: July 19
English diplomat Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet was the person who lent his name to the iconic Downing Street in London. One of the first to graduate from Harvard, he was initially a preacher and then a military leader. An MP under Oliver Cromwell, he, however, supported the Stuart restoration later.
Birthdate: September 7, 1619
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kirkby Malham, England
Died: March 28
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Jan Davidsz. de Heem
(Painter)
Birthdate: April 17, 1606
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands
Died: April 26
Birthdate: 1620 AD
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: May 12
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Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans
(Politician)
Birthdate: March 25, 1605
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rushbrooke with Rougham, England
Died: December 31
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Cornelis Speelman
(Governor-General)
Birthdate: March 2, 1628
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: January 11
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Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy
(Theologian)
Birthdate: March 29, 1613
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 4
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Elena Cornaro Piscopia
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: June 5, 1646
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: July 26
Birthdate: 1639 AD
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany
Died: January 15
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George Booth, 1st Baron Delamere
(Politician)
Birthdate: 1622
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: England
Died: August 8
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Dud Dudley
(British Metallurgist Who Was the First to Smelt Iron Ore With Coke)
Birthdate: 1600 AD
Birthplace: England
Died: 1684 AD
Metallurgist Dud Dudley is remembered for pioneering the method of smelting iron ore with coke. His invention was a welcome change at a time when the government was way of the environmental damage caused by deforestation in search of fuel. He had also penned the book Metallum Martis.
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Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein
(Prince of Liechtenstein February 1627 – April 1684)
Birthdate: April 11, 1611
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Czech Republic
Died: April 5
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Hotta Masatoshi
(Government Advisor)
Birthdate: December 31, 1634
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: October 7
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Géraud de Cordemoy
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: October 6, 1626
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 15
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Pierre Germain
(Goldsmith)
Birthdate: December 7, 1645
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 23
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Nicolás Antonio
(Bibliographer)
Birthdate: July 31, 1617
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: April 13
Birthdate: 1611 AD
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 25
The son of persecuted Presbyterian preacher Alexander Leighton, Robert Leighton grew up to become the bishop of Dunblane and the archbishop of Glasgow, to unite Presbyterians and Episcopalians. He had also been the principal of the University of Edinburgh. The Leighton Library was formed with his personal collection of books.
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Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
(Duchess consort)
Birthdate: November 22, 1610
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: October 24
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Josefa de Obidos
(Former prolific Baroque artist in Portugal)
Birthdate: 1630 AD
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: July 22
