Page 2: Historical Events In 1672

Jul 08   Willem II is recorded as becoming captain-/admiral-general   

Jul 09   Prince Willem III inaugurated as viceroy of Holland/Zealand   

Aug 09   Jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70   

Aug 20   Cornelis de Witt, Dutch, statesman, lynched at 49.   

Aug 20   Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague.   

Sep 06   Willem III's troops reconquer Naarden on France   

Sep 08   Nicolas de Grigny, composer.   

Sep 16   Anne Bradstreet, American poet, dies (birth date unknown).   

Oct 12   Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle.   

Oct 18   Poland and Turkey sign Peace of Buczacz   

Nov 01   Heinrich Schutz, composer, dies at 87   

Dec 10   New York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston.   

Dec 10   NY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY and Boston.   

Dec 13   Jan II Kazimierz, king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63   

Dec 16   John II Casimir Vasa, cardinal/king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63.   

Dec 23   Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn.   

Dec 30   Baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden Neth   

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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)