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May 14, 1672Born on Sunday May 15, 1672
- .N Jans(z) KneGt, Rotterdam
- Catharina Sekvelt, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Amelberga Noens, Sint-Pauwels
- Anna Willem BAERS, Bergeijk,5570,Noord-Brabant,Bergeijk,NEDERLAND
- Catherine-Angélique Matou dit Labrie, Québec, Quebec, Canada († 1711)
- Adriaan Huijbrechts Scherpenisse, Stavenisse, Netherlands († 1728)
- Antie Sybrens Hoytsma, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Adriaan Wittert van der Aa († 1713)
- Catharina Scheurbiers, Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- aagje hermensdr van maurik, pernis (rotterdam)
Died on Sunday May 15, 1672
- John Lombard (48), Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
- Walter Chiles (42), Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, Colonial America
- Johan NAGELMEKER NAEGELMAECKER (30), Den Bosch (NL/NB)
- Hilarius Helgard Hildebert Federkeil (57), Remmesweiler
- Claude FAUVIN (27), Beaune-la-Rolande, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
- Leuntje Marinisse, 's-Heerenhoek
- Catharina Hendriks Houwbroek (25), Oud-Beijerland,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Pietersz van Berendregt (72), Noordwijk
- Anna Vanberchem, Brugge (WVL)
- Franciscus Feremans, Leest bij Mechelen
Born on May 15
- 1608 » René Goupil, French-American missionary and saint († 1642)
- 1633 » Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French noble († 1707)
- 1645 » George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, British judge († 1689)
- 1655 » Pope Innocent XIII († 1724)
- 1689 » Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer († 1762)
- 1720 » Maximilian Hell, Hungarian priest and astronomer († 1792)
- 1749 » Levi Lincoln Sr., American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General († 1820)
- 1759 » Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer († 1824)
- 1770 » Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician († 1843)
- 1773 » Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire († 1859)
Died on May 15
- 1585 » Niwa Nagahide, Japanese samurai (b. 1535)
- 1609 » Giovanni Croce, Italian composer and educator (b. 1557)
- 1615 » Henry Bromley, English politician (b. 1560)
- 1634 » Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585)
- 1698 » Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
- 1699 » Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
- 1700 » John Hale, American minister (b. 1636)
- 1740 » Ephraim Chambers, English publisher (b. 1680)
- 1773 » Alban Butler, English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
- 1845 » Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
Names that were popular for boys in 1672
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jean
- Willem
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Jansz
- John
- Hendrik
- Pierre
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Van
Names that were popular for girls in 1672
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Elizabeth
- Jans
- Van
- Mary
- Jeanne
- Catherine
- Jannetje
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.