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): Alla Pugacheva • Clark McConachy • Daniel Paille • Darren Nicholls • Emma Watson • Howard Berman • Hso Khan Pha • James J. Jeffries • John L. Phillips • John Lloyd (journalist) • John Williams (actor) • Josiane Balasko • Kym Gyngell • Lois Chiles • Marsha Ivins • Mike Quinn • Robert Edison Fulton Jr. • Robert Walker (actor, born 1940) • Seth Rogen • Stuart Prebble • Tony Jones (snooker player) • Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

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