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Born on Tuesday February 16, 1672
- Anna Pollet, Torhout († 1714)
- Anna Pollet, Torhout,8820,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1679)
- Anna Wouters, Wiekevorst
- Judocus Pissoort, Baardegem
- Elizabeth Worcester, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts († 1771)
- Conibert Wacker, Dörpen, Emsland
- Adriana Casteele, Lichtervelde († 1747)
- Jannetje le Leu, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Agnes SOUVERIJNS, Riksingen, 3700, Tongeren-Borgloon, Limburg, België
- Johan Gerardsz mr. Gael, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL († 1731)
Died on Tuesday February 16, 1672
- Joannes Reijniers Wapens
- Johannis Taijspil (53), Amsterdam
- Joanna Smet (58), Elversele
- Joannes van Vooren (46), Sleidinge (B)
- Anna Kröger (47), Versen, Meppen, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Guillebert DESTOMBES (63), Tourcoing, 59599, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Stoffelijntje JANS*
- Gerrit Jacobsz Schoute (36), Vlaardingen
- Lambertus Brant(s) (80), Nuth, Limburg, Nederland
- Stoffelijntje Jans
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 16, 1672 at Delpher
Born on February 16
- 1543 » Kanō Eitoku, Japanese painter and educator († 1590)
- 1620 » Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg († 1688)
- 1643 » John Sharp, English archbishop († 1714)
- 1698 » Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer († 1758)
- 1727 » Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist († 1817)
- 1740 » Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver († 1813)
- 1761 » Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general († 1804)
- 1774 » Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer († 1830)
- 1786 » Maria Pavlovna, Russian Grand Duchess († 1859)
- 1802 » Phineas Quimby, American mystic and philosopher († 1866)
Died on February 16
- 1531 » Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)
- 1560 » Jean du Bellay, French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1493)
- 1579 » Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Spanish explorer (b. 1509)
- 1645 » Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1585)
- 1710 » Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (b. 1632)
- 1721 » James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)
- 1754 » Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)
- 1820 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (b. 1758)
- 1862 » William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1796)
- 1898 » Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1843)
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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.