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Born on Sunday February 8, 1665
- Daniel Jacobsz Jolie, Leiden († 1715)
- Adriaan Spierenburg, Valkenburg
- Achie Coppert, Schiedam
- Arijn Jansz Spierenburg, Valkenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan│Ary Jansz Spierenburg, Valkenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Abrahams van der Meer, Nootdorp
- Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot, Taillebourg, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France († 1720)
- Cornelis Verhage, Breskens, Zeeland, NL
- Adriaan Spierenburg, Valkenburg
- Cornelia Starrevelt, Leiden
Died on Sunday February 8, 1665
- Zyriakus Müsse (6), Rinthe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Walburga Botteldoorn, Nukerke,B
- Willem van Santvoort (33), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Gertrudis KLEIN, Henri-Chapelle
- Joanna Willems (65), Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgie
- Marie de Vriese (69), Bazel
- Maria Magdalena Roeder von Diersburg (70), Straatsburg (Saint Pierre-le-Jeune)
- Claes Samson (4)
- Marie de Vriese (69), Bazel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Claes Samsom (4)
Born on February 8
- 1552 » Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier († 1630)
- 1577 » Robert Burton, English priest, physician, and scholar († 1640)
- 1591 » Guercino, Italian painter († 1666)
- 1685 » Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author († 1770)
- 1700 » Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist († 1782)
- 1720 » Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan († 1750)
- 1741 » André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer († 1813)
- 1762 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor († 1820)
- 1764 » Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor († 1846)
- 1792 » Caroline Augusta of Bavaria († 1873)
Died on February 8
- 1587 » Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)
- 1599 » Robert Rollock, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1555)
- 1623 » Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (b. 1546)
- 1676 » Alexis of Russia (b. 1629)
- 1696 » Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)
- 1709 » Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1658)
- 1725 » Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)
- 1749 » Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)
- 1750 » Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (b. 1685)
- 1768 » George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (b. 1695)
Names that were popular for boys in 1665
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- John
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Thomas
- Dirk
- Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1665
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Mary
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Lijsbeth
- Johanna
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.
- 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 3 » James Stuart, Duke of York (later to become King James II of England), defeats the Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft.
- June 12 » Thomas Willett is appointed the first mayor of New York City.
- 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.