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May 20, 1660Born on Friday May 21, 1660
- Lambert Kickert, Enkhuizen († 1664)
- Cornelis Johannesz Bax, Leende, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonij VIVIEN, Dordrecht
- Anna Carstensdatter Bagge, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway († 1748)
- Gertrudis Laurent Laurent van Rooij, Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Frederik Eyerl van Eyerlsberg, Wiener Neustadt, Niederösterreich
- Andrew Baker, Poole, Dorset, England († 1662)
- Lammert Albertsz Kikkert, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Lambert Alberts Kickert, Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
- Anna Carstensen Bagge, Bergen, Bergen, Norway († 1748)
Died on Friday May 21, 1660
- Susan Juggins (61), Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
- Elisabedt Pietersen van Alfen, Zaamslag
- Adriaen Pieters van Cocxhooren
- Joseph Bailey (62), Kinsale, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
- Margery Glasson (0), Camborne, Cornwall, England
- ELISABETH PEELMAN (33), HAMME,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Abraham Arentsz van der Houve (16), Vlaardingen
- Estevão Furquim (47), Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo, Brasil
- Honor Glasson (7), Camborne, Cornwall, England
- Truyken van de Keere (47), Erpe (Aalst), OVld, Be
Born on May 21
- 1527 » Philip II of Spain († 1598)
- 1653 » Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland († 1697)
- 1688 » Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator († 1744)
- 1755 » Alfred Moore, American lawyer and judge († 1810)
- 1756 » William Babington, Irish-born, English physician and mineralogist († 1833)
- 1763 » Joseph Fouché, French lawyer and politician († 1820)
- 1775 » Lucien Bonaparte, French soldier and politician († 1840)
- 1780 » Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, philanthropist and Quaker († 1845)
- 1790 » William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household († 1858)
- 1792 » Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician and engineer († 1843)
Died on May 21
- 1607 » John Rainolds, English scholar and academic (b. 1549)
- 1619 » Hieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomist (b. 1537)
- 1639 » Tommaso Campanella, Italian astrologer, theologian, and poet (b. 1568)
- 1647 » Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1581)
- 1650 » James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish general and politician (b. 1612)
- 1664 » Elizabeth Poole, English settler, founded Taunton, Massachusetts (b. 1588)
- 1670 » Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (b. 1586)
- 1686 » Otto von Guericke, German physicist and inventor of the Magdeburg Hemispheres (b. 1602)
- 1690 » John Eliot, English-American minister and missionary (b. 1604)
- 1719 » Pierre Poiret, French mystic and philosopher (b. 1646)
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 23 » Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.
- May 21 » The Battle of Long Sault concludes after five days in which French colonial militia, with their Huron and Algonquin allies, are defeated by the Iroquois Confederacy.
- 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.
- 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.