Page 2: Historical Events In 1652

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,