Suleiman II of the Ottoman Empire

Suleiman II was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691. After being brought to the throne by an armed mutiny, Suleiman and his grand vizier Fazıl Mustafa Pasha were successfully able to turn the tide of the War of the Holy League, reconquering Belgrade in 1690, as well as carrying out significant fiscal and military reforms.

15 April 1642

Born on the same birth day (15 April): A. Philip Randolph • Adrian Cadbury • Artur Alliksaar • Chris Stapleton • Elizabeth Montgomery • Francis X. DiLorenzo • Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine • Ilya Kovalchuk • James J. Jeffries • Jean Moréas • John Lloyd (journalist) • Neil Carmichael (English politician) • Nikolay Semyonov • Pietro Cataldi • William Crowther (Australian politician)

Born in the same month (April 1642): Simon de la Loubère