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March 16, 1665Born on Tuesday March 17, 1665
- Joseph Titus 2, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1756)
- Anna Häderle, Schlat, Lkr. Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- Catharine Torion, Delft
- Aleida VERHOEVEN, Duiven († 1748)
- Aleida Verhoeven, Duiven († 1748)
- Cornelius Floris, Rijsbergen
- Hans Peter Lauer, Hirstein, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany († 1698)
- Lammigjen Tinke
- Francois Brunet BRUNET dit BELHUMEUR, Montréal, Quebec, Canada († 1739)
- Elisabeth van Württemberg-Montbéliard († 1743)
Died on Tuesday March 17, 1665
- Anthonius Joris Van Gastel (52), Loenhout
- Johannes 1 Rutten (81), Eijsden, Limburg, Nederland
- Annichje Jans Koeblaer
- Anthonius Jansse VAN GASTEL (52), Loenhout, Wuustwezel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Anthonius Jois van GASTEL (52), Loenhout, Antwerpen, België
- Magdeleine BARNABE, La Chapelle-Blanche, 37240, France
- Anthonis Van Gastel (52), Loenhout, Antwerp, Belgium
- Dirck (dirks) (de oude dirx) Munnickhuys (74), berlikum, menaldumadeel
- Elizabeth Stockman (95), Branscombe, Devon, England
- Eva Tromper, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Born on March 17
- 1537 » Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimyō († 1598)
- 1611 » Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge, Swedish field marshal († 1662)
- 1665 » Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer († 1729)
- 1676 » Thomas Boston, Scottish philosopher and theologian († 1732)
- 1686 » Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver († 1755)
- 1725 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician († 1806)
- 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
- 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
- 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
- 1781 » Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator († 1849)
Died on March 17
- 1611 » Sophia of Sweden, duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547)
- 1620 » John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
- 1640 » Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)
- 1649 » Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and saint (b. 1610)
- 1663 » Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland, English diplomat (b. 1605)
- 1680 » François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)
- 1704 » Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
- 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
- 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
- 1764 » George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (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
- Trijntje
- Mary
- 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.
- March 4 » English King Charles II declares war on the Netherlands marking the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
- 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.
- 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.
- December 10 » The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps is founded by Michiel de Ruyter