Historical Events In 1672

Jan 01   Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris   

Jan 11   Isaac Newton is elected a member of Royal Society.   

Jan 16   Francesco Mancini, composer.   

Feb 08   Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London   

Feb 08   Isaac Newton reads inaugural optics paper before Royal Society in London   

Feb 23   Joan Blaeus publishers destroyed by fire in Amsterdam.   

Mar 15   King Charles II enacts Declaration of Indulgence.   

Mar 17   England declares war on Netherlands   

Mar 30   Peter I "the Great" Romanov, great tsar of Russia (1682-1725).   

Apr 06   Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer   

Apr 06   France declares war on Netherlands   

Apr 21   Johann Philipp Kafer, composer   

Apr 22   Georg Stiernhielm, Swed scholar/author/poet (Hercules), dies at 73   

Apr 29   Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands.   

May 01   Joseph Addison, England, essayist (Spectator)   

May 02   John Maitland is recorded as becoming Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.   

May 06   Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands   

May 15   1st copyright law enacted by Massachusetts.   

May 15   The inaugural copyright law enacted by Massachusetts   

May 17   Frontenac is recorded as becoming Governor of New France (Canada)   

May 30   Peter I, (the Great), tsar of Russia (1682-1725) [NS=June 9].   

May 30   Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia is born   

Jun 07   Battle by Solebay: Dutch adm M de Ruyter beats French/English fleet.   

Jun 07   Willem J van Gendt, admiral/governor of Breda, dies at about 37   

Jun 09   Peter I "the Great" Romanov, tsar of Russia (1682-1725) [OS=May 30].   

Jun 09   Peter The Great, Tsar Of Russia is born   

Jun 11   Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer   

Jun 12   French army under Gen Turenne crosses Rhine at Lobith   

Jun 17   Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67.   

Jun 21   Dutch pension advisor Johan de Witt seriously wounded.   

Jun 25   1st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in US held, Sandwich, Mass.   

Jun 25   inaugural recorded monthly Quaker meeting in US held, Sandwich, Mass.   

Jul 04   Ambrosius Reiner, composer, dies at 67.   

Jul 04   States of Holland declares "Eternal Edict" void   

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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   

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)