Historical Events In 1672

Jul 08   Willem II becomes captain-/admiral-general on this day in history.  

Jul 09   In the year 1672 prince Willem III inaugurated as viceroy of Holland/Zealand  

Aug 09   Jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Aug 20   In the year 1672 cornelis de Witt, Dutch, statesman, lynched at 49  

Aug 20   Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague in the year 1672.  

Sep 06   On this day in history willem III's troops reconquer Naarden on France  

Sep 08   On this day in history nicolas de Grigny, composer  

Sep 16   In the year 1672 anne Bradstreet, American poet, dies (birth date unknown)  

Oct 12   Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle on this day in history.  

Oct 18   In the year 1672 poland & Turkey sign Peace of Buczacz  

Nov 01   Heinrich Schutz, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1672.  

Dec 10   New York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston on this day in history.  

Dec 10   NY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston in the year 1672.  

Dec 13   Jan II Kazimierz, king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Dec 16   John II Casimir Vasa, cardinal/king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63 in the year 1672.  

Dec 23   Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn on this day in history.  

Dec 30   On this day in history baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden Neth  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | Next Page »

Jan 04   In the year 1672 birth of hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742)  

Jan 16   In the year 1672 birth of francesco Mancini, composer  

Jan 18   In the year 1672 birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)  

Feb 13   In the year 1672 birth of Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (d. 1731)  

Feb 26   Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 12   In the year 1672 birth of richard Steele, Irish writer and politician (d. 1729)  

Mar 30   On this day in history birth of peter I "the Great" Romanov, great tsar of Russia (1682-1725)  

Apr 06   Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer was born in the year 1672.  

Jan 15   John Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594) died in the year 1672.  

Jan 28   Pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France (b. 1588) died in the year 1672.  

Feb 19   In the year 1672 death of charles Chauncy, English-born president of Harvard College (b. 1592)  

Apr 22   In the year 1672 georg Stiernhielm, Swed scholar/author/poet (Hercules), dies at 73  

May 05   In the year 1672 death of samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609)  

May 08   Jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Tréville and French Officer (b. 1598) died in the year 1672.  

May 11   In the year 1672 death of charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615)  

May 28   On this day in history death of john Trevor, English politician (b. 1626)