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Born on Sunday August 16, 1665
- Annetje Ariensdr. van Bruijnswijck, De Lier († 1737)
- Adrianus Dillen, Nijlen, België
- Ariaantje Buijsrs van der plas, Katwijk
- Anna Six, Amsterdam
- Aaltje Arisz van der Wier, Maasdam, zh.nld
- Ariaantje Cornelisd. van der Linde, Vlaardingen
- Aletta de Wijs, Amersfoort
- Annetje Ariensdr Bruijnswijck, De Lier, Nederland († 1737)
- Ariaantje Alewyns van der Mij, Zevenhuizen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Ari Jansz de Haan, Heerjansdam
Died on Sunday August 16, 1665
- Joannes Van De Putte (36), Essene, België
- Egbert Liebes
- Sarah Lockwood (53), Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, Americas, Kingdom of England
- Mayken Jans (2)
- N Specken (0)
- Joannes Wyss (17), Trimbach, Kanton Solothurn, Zwitserland
- Specken (0), Wesuwer Brook, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Maria Cornelisdr Gielen Muskus (6), Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Hiddina Aldringa (8), Niekerk
- Margrethe Dorothea grevinde Rantzau (24), TZEHOE
Born on August 16
- 1557 » Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and etcher († 1602)
- 1565 » Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany († 1637)
- 1573 » Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland († 1598)
- 1637 » Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen († 1706)
- 1645 » Jean de La Bruyère, French philosopher and author († 1696)
- 1650 » Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer († 1718)
- 1682 » Louis, Duke of Burgundy († 1712)
- 1744 » Pierre Méchain, French astronomer and surveyor († 1804)
- 1761 » Yevstigney Fomin, Russian pianist and composer († 1800)
- 1815 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator († 1888)
Died on August 16
- 1492 » Beatrice of Silva, Dominican nun
- 1518 » Loyset Compère, French composer (b. 1445)
- 1532 » John, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)
- 1661 » Thomas Fuller, English historian and author (b. 1608)
- 1678 » Andrew Marvell, English poet and author (b. 1621)
- 1705 » Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)
- 1733 » Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)
- 1791 » Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)
- 1836 » Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)
- 1855 » Henry Colburn, English publisher (b. 1785)
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- December 10 » The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps is founded by Michiel de Ruyter