Page 2: Historical Events In 1652

Jul 10   England declares war on Netherlands   

Jul 24   Johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32.   

Jul 25   Nikita Minin is recorded as becoming patriarch of Russian-orthodox church.   

Jul 30   John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist, dies at 68.   

Aug 09   John Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37   

Aug 10   Peterus I Scheemaeckers, Flemish sculptor (tomb stones)   

Aug 14   Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60.   

Aug 18   Benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40.   

Aug 26   Sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter.   

Sep 07   Battle of Monte Christo: Dutch fleet under J van Galen beat English   

Sep 16   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer, dies at 61   

Sep 16   Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk.   

Sep 17   Bonaventura Elsevier, book publisher/merchant, dies at about 69   

Sep 28   English-Dutch sea battle at Kentish Knock   

Sep 28   John Asselijn, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 42   

Oct 13   Abraham Verhoeven, Flemish printer/newspaper publisher, dies   

Oct 13   Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer.   

Oct 13   Prince of Condé flees Paris   

Oct 19   Louis Le Quointe, composer.   

Oct 21   King Louis XIV returns to Paris   

Oct 27   Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies   

Nov 20   Romanus Weichlein, composer.   

Nov 30   Dutch defeat English fleet off Dungeness, England   

Dec 08   Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary, murdered at 35   

Dec 10   Sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet.   

Dec 16   Giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

Dec 23   John Cotton, Mass Bay Puritan preacher, dies at 68   

Dec 31   Frances Cecil, 2nd wife of English earl of Shaftesbury, dies.   

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Jan 01   Johann krieger: Composer   

Jan 07   Pavao vitezovic: Croatia, writer/historian   

Mar 03   Thomas otway: England, playwright/poet (venice preserved)   

Mar 28   Samuel sewall: American magistrate   

Apr 07   Pope clement xii: Pope clement xii (d. 1740)   

Apr 16   Clement xii: [lorenzo corsini], italy, pope (1730-40)   

Apr 21   Michel rolle: French mathematician   

May 14   Johann philipp fortsch: Composer   

Feb 17   Gregorio allegri: Italian singer/composer (miserere),    

Mar 21   Vredius: [olivier de wree], flem historian/mayor (brugge),   

Apr 15   Patriarch joseph: Head of the russian orthodox church   

Apr 21   Pietro della valle: Composer,   

May 27   Jacques huyn: Composer,   

Jun 19   Louis de geer: Neth/swedish industrialist/millionaire,   

Jun 21   Inigo jones: English architect (b. 1573)   

Jun 24   Andries bicker: Merchant/amsterdam regent,