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May 2, 1660Born on Monday May 3, 1660
- Wilhelmus DIERCKX, Balen Belgie
- Cornelius Verdonck, Westerlo († 1714)
- Michiel Rooij de, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Margareta ROELANT, Hamme,9220,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1745)
- Nicolaus Saeldien, Tielen († 1694)
- Joannes TAGON, Nieuwmunster
- Catharina Debundel, Aalst († 1719)
- Judoca Vandamme, Moorslede 8890 West-Vlaanderen België
- Petronella ( Meulenaers ) Demeulenaere, Meulebeke
- Helperich Elleri, Groningen († 1716)
Died on Monday May 3, 1660
- John Dennis (44)
- RICHARD PELATTE SHERMAN (83)
- Trijntje
- Jacob Jacobsz. Hoogstraten (74)
- Pierre GOUGEON (67), Val d'Ize, 35347, Ille et Vilaine, Bretagne
- Cornelis de With
- Barbara Stenger (0), Feudingen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Richard Sherman (83), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
- Catharina Konings
- Anna Cornelis-Vincentsdr Stalpert van der Wiele (59), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Born on May 3
- 1536 » Stephan Praetorius, German theologian († 1603)
- 1632 » Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nurse and saint, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec († 1668)
- 1662 » Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, designed the Pillnitz Castle († 1736)
- 1678 » Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair († 1747)
- 1695 » Henri Pitot, French physicist and engineer, invented the Pitot tube († 1771)
- 1729 » Florian Leopold Gassmann, Czech composer († 1774)
- 1761 » August von Kotzebue, German playwright and author († 1819)
- 1764 » Princess Élisabeth of France († 1794)
- 1768 » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman († 1838)
- 1783 » José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru († 1858)
Died on May 3
- 1589 » Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1528)
- 1606 » Henry Garnet, English priest and author (b. 1555)
- 1621 » Elizabeth Bacon, English Tudor gentlewoman (b. 1541)
- 1679 » James Sharp, Scottish archbishop (b. 1613)
- 1693 » Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607)
- 1704 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Czech-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1644)
- 1724 » John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (b. 1662)
- 1750 » John Willison, Scottish minister and author (b. 1680)
- 1752 » Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (b. 1692)
- 1758 » Pope Benedict XIV (b. 1675)
Names that were popular for boys in 1660
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Jean
- John
- Jacobus
- Thomas
- Dirk
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1660
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Joanna
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Jannetje
- 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.
- 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 25 » Charles II lands at Dover at the invitation of the Convention Parliament, which marks the end of the Cromwell-proclaimed Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and begins the Restoration of the British monarchy.
- 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.