Famous Deaths Happened In 1659

Jan 16 Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580) died on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1659.  

Feb 17 On this day in history death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)  

Feb 27 Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609) died on this day in history.  

Apr 15 In the year 1659 simon Dach, German poet, dies  

Jun 03 Morgan Llwyd, Welsh Puritan preacher and writer (b. 1619) died in the year 1659.  

Sep 05 In the year 1659 pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71  

Oct 08 In the year 1659 death of jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary  

Oct 10 Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56 on this day in history.  

Oct 27 On this day in history death of marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged  

Oct 31 On this day in history death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)  

Jan 17 In the year 1659 birth of antonio Veracini, composer  

Jan 21 In the year 1659 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect  

Feb 01 Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island) was born in the year 1659.  

Mar 07 In the year 1659 birth of henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas)  

Mar 08 On this day in history birth of isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738)  

Mar 26 In the year 1659 birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher  

May 16 On this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist  

Jun 03 David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708) was born in the year 1659.