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What Happened in January 1684

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Famous Birthdays

  • Jan 1 Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar (d. 1748)
  • Jan 14 Jean-Baptiste Vanloo, French painter, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1745)
  • Jan 14 Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician & astronomer, born in Augsburg, Germany (d. 1742)
Born in 1684

Famous Weddings

Louis XIV

Jan 12 French King Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon

Louis XIV

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 5 Claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44
  • Jan 15 Caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48

Famous Sports Stars

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