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Born on Friday September 2, 1661
- Marguerite IDOUX, Fraize,88230,Vosges,Lorraine,FRANCE,88
- John Wheeler, Concord, Middlesex, MA († 1721)
- Jeanne "Charlotte" GEYDET, (Bas Thex)-Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, 74430, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FRANCE († 1718)
- Hendrik van WETTIN-VAN SAKSEN-MERSEBURG, Merseburg, Saksen-Anhalt († 1738)
- Aegidus ver Straeten, Temse
- Nicole GRESSIER, Rinxent, Rinxent, 62720, FRANCE († 1699)
- Maeijken Jan Jan HESSELS, Hilvarenbeek,5080,Noord-Brabant,Tilburg,NEDERLAND († 1726)
- Anne FARINEAUX, Saméon, 59551, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1706)
- John... Hale jr, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America († 1726)
- Maria Rommens, Langdorp († 1698)
Died on Friday September 2, 1661
- Quentin LEFORT, Channay-sur-Lathan, 37330, France
- Marie Nutius (60), Anvers, Belgique
- Edmund Sherman (72), Dedham, Essex, England
- Godefridus Jacobus Schellekens (53), Oirschot
- Jenneken Lenaert Lenaert Moijses, Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Kill Reijners, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Claes Vermeulen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Arie Teunisz. BACKER (57)
- Lydia Bennett (21), Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
- Godefridus Jacobus SCHELLEKENS (61), Oirschot,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on September 2
- 1516 » Francis I, Duke of Nevers († 1561)
- 1531 » Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Bishop of Fiesole († 1595)
- 1548 » Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect († 1616)
- 1661 » Georg Böhm, German organist and composer († 1733)
- 1675 » William Somervile, English poet and author († 1742)
- 1753 » Marie Joséphine of Savoy († 1810)
- 1778 » Louis Bonaparte, French-Dutch king († 1846)
- 1805 » Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author († 1851)
- 1810 » Lysander Button, American engineer († 1898)
- 1810 » William Seymour Tyler, American historian and educator († 1897)
Died on September 2
- 1540 » Dawit II of Ethiopia (b. 1501)
- 1606 » Karel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (b. 1548)
- 1651 » Kosem Sultan, Ottoman Valide Sultan and regent (b.1589)
- 1680 » Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Steward of Sweden (b. 1602)
- 1688 » Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1631)
- 1690 » Philip William, Elector Palatine, German Count Palatine of Neuburg (b. 1615)
- 1764 » Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1700)
- 1765 » Henry Bouquet, Swiss-English colonel (b. 1719)
- 1768 » Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1703)
- 1790 » Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (b. 1701)
Names that were popular for boys in 1661
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Johannes
- John
- Willem
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Jansz
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1661
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Van
- Jeanne
- Margaretha
- Catherine
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1661
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 6 » English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England. The revolt is suppressed after a few days.
- January 30 » Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed.
- February 3 » Maratha forces under Chattrapati Shivaji defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Umberkhind.
- July 16 » The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
- August 6 » The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
- September 5 » Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers.