Notable Deaths In 1672

Jan 15 John cosin: English clergyman (b. 1594)  

Jan 28 Pierre séguier: Chancellor of france (b. 1588)  

Feb 19 Charles chauncy: English-born president of harvard college (b. 1592)  

Apr 22 Georg stiernhielm: Swed scholar/author/poet (hercules),  

May 05 Samuel cooper: English painter (b. 1609)  

May 08 Jean-armand du peyrer: Comte de tréville and french officer (b. 1598)  

May 11 Charles seton: 2nd earl of dunfermline, english royalist (b. 1615)  

May 28 John trevor: English politician (b. 1626)  

Jun 07 Willem j van gendt: Admiral/governor of breda,  

Jun 17 Orazio benevoli: Italian composer,  

Jun 27 Roger twysden: English antiquarian (b. 1597)  

Jul 03 Francis willughby: English biologist (b. 1635)  

Jul 04 Ambrosius reiner: Composer,  

Aug 09 Jose ximenez: Composer,  

Aug 20 Cornelis de witt: Dutch, statesman, lynched at 49  

Sep 12 Tanneguy lefebvre: French classical scholar (b. 1615)  

Sep 16 Anne bradstreet: American poet,  

Oct 12 Frederik of nassau: Count of buren, slain in battle  

Oct 24 John webb: English architect (b. 1611)  

Nov 01 Heinrich schutz: Composer,  

Nov 19 John wilkins: English bishop of chester (b. 1614)  

Dec 07 Richard bellingham: English-born massachusetts colonial magistrate (b. 1592)  

Dec 13 Jan ii kazimierz: King of poland (1648-68),  

Dec 16 John ii casimir vasa: Cardinal/king of poland (1648-68),  

Jan 04 Hugh boulter: Irish archbishop of armagh  

Jan 16 Francesco mancini: Composer  

Jan 18 Antoine houdar de la motte: French writer  

Feb 13 Étienne françois geoffroy: French chemist  

Feb 26 Antoine augustine calmet: French theologian  

Mar 12 Richard steele: Irish writer and politician  

Mar 30 Peter i "the great" romanov: Great tsar of russia (1682-1725)  

Apr 06 Andre cardinal destouches: Composer