Historical figures in 1685
The atlas holds 5 people and 9 moments here, in 1685. The most recorded lives are Matsuo Bashō, Louis XIV and Johann Sebastian Bach. Among them Educators, Writers and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Matsuo Bashō
in 1685
4 moments here
Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, renowned for haikai and for travel writing including Oku no Hosomichi.…
Louis XIV
in 1685
2 moments here
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 1638–1715), king of France from 1643, was the Bourbon monarch known as the Sun King.…
Johann Sebastian Bach
in 1685
1 moment here
German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…
George Frideric Handel
in 1685
1 moment here
German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…
Daniel Defoe
in 1685
1 moment here
English merchant, political writer, journalist, intelligence agent, and novelist. This chronology records documented physical presences from his…
Moments
- 1685 Monmouth Rebellion involvement Daniel Defoe
- 1685 Travel through Kyoto and Ōtsu Matsuo Bashō
- 1685 Nara pilgrimage Matsuo Bashō
- 1685 Birth in Halle George Frideric Handel
- 1685 Born in Eisenach Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1685 Departure from Narumi Matsuo Bashō
- 1685 Return to Edo from the westward journey Matsuo Bashō
- 1685 Reception of the Doge of Genoa Louis XIV
- 1685 Edict of Fontainebleau Louis XIV