Deaths on July 13

Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex

Died on July 13, 1683

Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1631)

Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, PC (1631 – 13 July 1683), also spelled Capel, of Cassiobury House, Watford, Hertfordshire, was an English statesman.

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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.