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April 29, 1660Born on Friday April 30, 1660
- Simon Pierre Denis, Québec, Quebec, Canada († 1687)
- Anna van Erckel, 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL (Kloosterkerk) († 1683)
- Rowland Richards, arrived America 1693, Merionthshire, Wales († 1720)
- Anna Maria Ries, Gamburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Adrianus van Cackenberch, Temse
- Axel Johan Leijonhufvud († 1717)
- Joannes van Dun, Wortel (België)
- Theodorus Kipping, Nieuwkuijk
- Jan (Johannes) Verbeke, Nieuwkerken Waas (B)
- Pieter Adriaensz. van Adrichem van Dorp, Haarlem († 1706)
Died on Friday April 30, 1660
- Catharina Vercauteren (8), Sint-Niklaas (B)
- Laurentius Heijcants (3)
- Jacob Corneliss van Dijck
- Marijtge Leenerts Holierhouck
- Adriaen Jacobss Ruijgdijcx
- Maychje Jans, Utrecht
- Elisabeth Coppens (46), Poppel, Ravels, Antwerp, Belgium
- Trijntge Leenerts Holierhouck
- Lenaert Lendertsen Holierhoeck
- Cornelis Gerritss
Born on April 30
- 1553 » Louise of Lorraine († 1601)
- 1623 » François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop and saint († 1708)
- 1651 » Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint († 1719)
- 1662 » Mary II of England († 1694)
- 1664 » François Louis, Prince of Conti († 1709)
- 1710 » Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general († 1795)
- 1723 » Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and philosopher († 1806)
- 1758 » Emmanuel Vitale, Maltese commander and politician († 1802)
- 1770 » David Thompson, English-Canadian cartographer and explorer († 1857)
- 1777 » Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist († 1855)
Died on April 30
- 1632 » Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Bavarian general (b. 1559)
- 1632 » Sigismund III Vasa, Swedish-Polish son of John III of Sweden (b. 1566)
- 1637 » Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyō (b. 1571)
- 1655 » Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)
- 1660 » Petrus Scriverius, Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1576)
- 1672 » Marie of the Incarnation, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Ursulines of Quebec (b. 1599)
- 1696 » Robert Plot, English chemist and academic (b. 1640)
- 1712 » Philipp van Limborch, Dutch theologian and author (b. 1633)
- 1736 » Johann Albert Fabricius, German scholar and author (b. 1668)
- 1758 » François d'Agincourt, French organist and composer (b. 1684)
Names that were popular for boys in 1660
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Jean
- John
- Thomas
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1660
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Joanna
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Mary
- Lijsbeth
- Aaltje
- Anne
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.
- 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.
- May 29 » English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland.
- 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.
- December 31 » James II of England is named Duke of Normandy by Louis XIV of France.