Historical Events In 1672

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

Jul 09   Prince Willem III inaugurated as viceroy of Holland/Zealand on this day in history.  

Aug 09   Jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1672.  

Aug 20   Cornelis de Witt, Dutch, statesman, lynched at 49 in the year 1672.  

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   In the year 1672 willem III's troops reconquer Naarden on France  

Sep 08   Nicolas de Grigny, composer in the year 1672.  

Sep 16   Anne Bradstreet, American poet, dies (birth date unknown) in the year 1672.  

Oct 12   On this day in history frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle  

Oct 18   On this day in history poland & Turkey sign Peace of Buczacz  

Nov 01   On this day in history heinrich Schutz, composer, dies at 87  

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

Dec 10   NY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn in the year 1672.  

Dec 30   Baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden Neth in the year 1672.  

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

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of francesco Mancini, composer  

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

Feb 13   Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (d. 1731) was born in the year 1672.  

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   On this day in history birth of andre Cardinal Destouches, composer  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)  

Jan 28   On this day in history death of pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France (b. 1588)  

Feb 19   On this day in history death of charles Chauncy, English-born president of Harvard College (b. 1592)  

Apr 22   Georg Stiernhielm, Swed scholar/author/poet (Hercules), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

May 08   In the year 1672 death of jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Tréville and French Officer (b. 1598)  

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)