Famous Deaths In 1659

Jan 16 In the year 1659 death of charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580)

Jan 18 In the year 1659 benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64

Feb 17 In the year 1659 death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)

Feb 27 Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609) died in the year 1659.

Apr 15 Simon Dach, German poet, dies on this day in history.

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

Sep 05 Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71 on this day in history.

Oct 08 On this day in history death of jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary

Oct 10 Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56 in the year 1659.

Oct 27 In the year 1659 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 Antonio Veracini, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect

Feb 01 Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island) was born on this day in history.

Mar 07 Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) was born in the year 1659.

Mar 08 Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born in the year 1659.

Mar 26 William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born in the year 1659.

May 16 In the year 1659 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist

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