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Born on Thursday December 4, 1659
- Jacobus De Schaepdrijver, Zele
- Geertjen (Berents) Hekkert, Gorssel
- Gerrit Jacobs Vedder (Vedders,Fedder,Veder,Verders,Feders,Ferder), Nijkerk, Nederland († 1715)
- Antoni Engelbertsz (van Holthuizen), Rhenen
- Atse Douwes, Suawoude, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Cornelia (Knelisken) Ariaans, Bruchem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Folkerus Friesema, Oudkerk, Friesland, Nederland
- Folkerus Hettes Friesma, Oudkerk, Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Gerardus DE RIDDER, Ranst, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Gerrit Jacobs Vedder, Nijkerk († 1715)
Died on Thursday December 4, 1659
- Johanna de Coninck (30), Buggenhout, Oost Vlaanderen, België
- Christophe LOEILLOT (0), Ars-sur-Moselle, Moselle, Grand Est, France
- Joris Cornelis Jan Simons (17), Groot Zundert, Noord-Brabant, NL
- Joris Cornelis Jan Kerstens, Gr. Zundert
- Anna Regina Andreä (13), Großbottwar, Kreis Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- Maria Sas, Gierle
- Sébastienne LE TEUFF (65), Noyance-Theix,56450,Morbihan,Bretagne,FRANC
- Gregorius Cornelius Joannes Kerstens (17), Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Joris Cornelis Jan Kerstens, Zundert, 4443, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Eleanor Mee (45), Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, England
Born on December 4
- 1555 » Heinrich Meibom, German poet and historian († 1625)
- 1575 » Sister Virginia Maria, Italian nun († 1650)
- 1580 » Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer († 1626)
- 1585 » John Cotton, English-American minister and theologian († 1652)
- 1595 » Jean Chapelain, French poet and critic († 1674)
- 1647 » Daniel Eberlin, German soldier and composer († 1715)
- 1660 » André Campra, French composer and conductor († 1744)
- 1667 » Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, French composer and educator († 1737)
- 1670 » John Aislabie, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer († 1742)
- 1713 » Gasparo Gozzi, Italian playwright and critic († 1786)
Died on December 4
- 1585 » John Willock, Scottish minister and reformer (b. 1515)
- 1603 » Maerten de Vos, Flemish painter and draughtsman (b. 1532)
- 1609 » Alexander Hume, Scottish poet (b. 1560)
- 1637 » Nicholas Ferrar, English trader (b. 1592)
- 1642 » Cardinal Richelieu, French cardinal and politician, Chief Minister to the French Monarch (b. 1585)
- 1649 » William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (b. 1585)
- 1679 » Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher and theorist (b. 1588)
- 1680 » Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (b. 1616)
- 1696 » Empress Meishō of Japan (b. 1624)
- 1732 » John Gay, English poet and playwright (b. 1685)
Names that were popular for boys in 1659
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1659
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- February 11 » The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
- May 6 » English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
- May 25 » Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.
- June 29 » At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy.
- November 10 » Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King kills Afzal Khan, Adilshahi in the battle popularly known as Battle of Pratapgarh.
- December 28 » The Marathas defeat the Adilshahi forces in the Battle of Kolhapur.