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Born on Wednesday December 23, 1665
- Jonathan Fuller Jr., Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America († 1716)
- Livina Kielemans, Ressegem
- Mathijs Melckstop, Leiden, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
- Cornelis van OOSTERWIJK, Gorinchem
- Elske harteveld, Leiden
- Cornelis Martensz Bol, Amsterdam
- Jean-Baptiste WIGNOBLE, Carvinpinnois, 62220, Pas de Calais, Nord Pas de Calais, France
- Maria CONVENT († 1681)
- Joannes Smits, Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jannetje Arents de Ridder, Leiden
Died on Wednesday December 23, 1665
- Adriaen Dijcxhoorn (26)
- Franciscus Dagelet (65), Tessenderlo 3980(Belgie)
- Cornelis Bol (1)
- Margaretha Van Eynde (52), Waasmunster,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Adriaen Jan Peterszn. Vermetten (55), Riel
- Aeltje Jans
- Charles Philippeau (36), Québec, Canada
- Aeltje Jans
- Jacob Arentsz Dijcxhoorn (33)
- Petrus Anné (0), Temse
Born on December 23
- 1597 » Martin Opitz, German poet and composer († 1639)
- 1605 » Tianqi Emperor, Chinese emperor († 1627)
- 1613 » Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden († 1676)
- 1621 » Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge († 1678)
- 1621 » Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England († 1682)
- 1689 » Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer († 1755)
- 1690 » Pamheiba, Indian emperor († 1751)
- 1713 » Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna († 1749)
- 1732 » Richard Arkwright, English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame and Spinning frame († 1792)
- 1745 » John Jay, American jurist and politician, 1st Chief Justice of the United States († 1829)
Died on December 23
- 1568 » Roger Ascham, English scholar and academic (b. 1515)
- 1575 » Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese samurai (b. 1531)
- 1588 » Henry I, duke of Guise (b. 1550)
- 1631 » Michael Drayton, English poet and playwright (b. 1563)
- 1638 » Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1552)
- 1646 » François Maynard, French poet and academic (b. 1582)
- 1652 » John Cotton, English minister and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1675 » Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French general and diplomat (b. 1602)
- 1722 » Pierre Varignon, French mathematician and academic (b. 1654)
- 1761 » Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish spy (b. 1725)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1665
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- March 6 » The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, the world's longest-running scientific journal.
- April 8 » English colonial patents are granted for the establishment of the Monmouth Tract, for what would eventually become Monmouth County in northeastern New Jersey.
- June 17 » Battle of Montes Claros: Portugal definitively secured independence from Spain in the last battle of the Portuguese Restoration War.
- October 5 » The University of Kiel is founded.
- October 29 » Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga.
- November 7 » The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.