Births on February 13

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Born on February 13, 1683

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian painter (d. 1754)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (also called Giambattista Piazzetta or Giambattista Valentino Piazzetta) (February 13, 1682 or 1683 – April 28, 1754) was an Italian Rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes.

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Events on 1683

16 Jul

Battle of Penghu
Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
12 Sep

Battle of Vienna
Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
3 Oct

Battle of Penghu
The Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.
6 Oct

Germantown, Philadelphia
German immigrant families found Germantown in the colony of Pennsylvania, marking the first major immigration of German people to America.