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Born on Wednesday February 18, 1660
- Gisbertus Timmermans (Willems), Grubbenvorst
- Franciscus Deboel, Westerlo, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Mechelt Sibilla Catharina Kosten, Schermbeck (Dld), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1738)
- Joanna De Clerck, Bornem, België
- Maria Rooms, Waasmunster
- Jantien Egberts, Heerde
- Anna Nicolaus Clop, Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- livinus de pelsmaker, steehuise († 1725)
- Elisabeth van der Veken, Lebbeke († 1727)
- Petrus Linskens (Lenskens), Lottum, Grubbenvorst, Limburg, Netherlands († 1706)
Died on Wednesday February 18, 1660
- Christianus De Maerschalck (66), Steenhuffel, 1840, Brabant Flamand, Flandre, BELGIQUE
- Joanna D'HONT
- Marguerite Collard Hackin (38)
- Gertijen ROELEFFS (41), Kropswolde, Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland
- Janneken d'Hondt, Ossenisse
Born on February 18
- 1589 » Henry Vane the Elder, English politician († 1655)
- 1589 » Maarten Gerritsz Vries, Dutch explorer († 1646)
- 1602 » Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland († 1680)
- 1609 » Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English historian and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer († 1674)
- 1626 » Francesco Redi, Italian physician († 1697)
- 1632 » Giovanni Battista Vitali, Italian violinist and composer († 1692)
- 1642 » Marie Champmeslé, French actress († 1698)
- 1658 » Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French philosopher and author († 1743)
- 1732 » Johann Christian Kittel, German organist and composer († 1809)
- 1745 » Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist, invented the battery († 1827)
Died on February 18
- 1546 » Martin Luther, German priest and theologian, leader of the Protestant Reformation (b. 1483)
- 1564 » Michelangelo, Italian sculptor and painter (b. 1475)
- 1654 » Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French author (b. 1594)
- 1658 » John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck, English courtier (b. c. 1591)
- 1683 » Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (b. 1620)
- 1695 » William Phips, governor of Massachusetts (b. 1650)
- 1712 » Louis, Dauphin of France, (b. 1682)
- 1743 » Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1667)
- 1748 » Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)
- 1772 » Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician (b. 1712)
Names that were popular for boys in 1660
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johannes
- Petrus
- John
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Thomas
- Dirk
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1660
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Mary
- Jannetje
- Lijsbeth
- Anne
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1660
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- March 16 » The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.
- April 4 » Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of Great Britain promises, among other things, a general pardon to all royalists for crimes committed during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.
- April 23 » Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.
- October 17 » The Nine regicides who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England are hanged, drawn and quartered.
- November 28 » At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.
- December 8 » A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.