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Died on Sunday December 18, 1672
- Elizabeth RENCKENS, Krawinkel, Geleen, 2687, Limburg, Nederland
- Eede Swaga, Makkinga
- Françoise LALLIER, Blois, 41000, France
- Hendrick van Zeeland (van Zeelant) (48), Den Dungen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jean Gervais (11), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Hester Foote (0)
- Elisabeth de Steur (4), Den Haag
- Heijltje Govertsdr (44), Werkendam
- Andreas Dhuyvetter (81), Lembeke (B)
- Johann Wermels (39), Bockholte
Born on December 18
- 1602 » Simonds d'Ewes, English historian and politician († 1650)
- 1610 » Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian († 1688)
- 1620 » Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar († 1668)
- 1626 » Christina, Queen of Sweden († 1689)
- 1660 » Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg († 1715)
- 1661 » Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and inventor († 1751)
- 1662 » James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish colonel and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland († 1711)
- 1707 » Charles Wesley, English missionary and composer († 1788)
- 1725 » Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and theologian († 1791)
- 1734 » Jean-Baptiste Rey, French conductor and composer († 1810)
Died on December 18
- 1577 » Anna of Saxony, Princess consort of Orange (b. 1544)
- 1645 » Nur Jahan, empress consort of the Mughal Empire (b. 1577)
- 1651 » William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath, English lawyer and politician (b. 1580)
- 1692 » Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German scholar and politician (b. 1626)
- 1737 » Antonio Stradivari, Italian instrument maker (b. 1644)
- 1787 » Soame Jenyns, English poet and politician (b. 1704)
- 1799 » Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician and historian (b. 1725)
- 1803 » Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher, theologian, and poet (b. 1744)
- 1829 » Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier, biologist, and academic (b. 1744)
- 1843 » Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, Scottish-English general and politician (b. 1748)
Names that were popular for boys in 1672
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jean
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Jansz
- John
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Pierre
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1672
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Elizabeth
- Jans
- Mary
- Jeanne
- Van
- Catherine
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1672
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 15 » Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.
- May 2 » John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
- May 5 » In preparation for the Franco-Dutch War, Louis XIV of France personally inspects his troops at Charleroi in one of the most magnificent displays of military power in the seventeenth century.
- August 20 » Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are lynched by an angry mob in The Hague.