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May 19, 1672Born on Friday May 20, 1672
- Nicolaus THONISZ, Hoogland († 1676)
- Guillaume TANGUY, Plounévez-Lochrist, Finistère († 1748)
- Regine Fiedler, Nussdorf, LB, BW, D († 1732)
- Aertje Janssen, Dordrecht
- Willem Maartensz Houwer, Middelharnis,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1729)
- Jacob Thomase Vroughrijk, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- MARIE GONDA, HORION-HOZEMONT
- Hermann Nankemann, Oberlangen († 1734)
- Catherine Leautaud, ( Meauraux ) Uvernet-Fours
- Jacques Jean BUISSET, Auberchicourt, 59024, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1741)
Died on Friday May 20, 1672
- Franciscus (Frans) Omlo (52), Stevensweert
- Petrus Fredrix (56), Beverlo
- Jacob Jobsz DUIJM (44)
- Isaec Pietersz Boddens (77), Amsterdam
- Gerrichje van Zanten, Utrecht
- Karel Lowijssen Bareman, Zaamslag
- Amandus Naesens (34), Zwevezele, wingene 8750, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Haasge Lantmeter (2), Delft, Oude kerk
- Thomas le Révérend Seigneur de Basly (71)
- Tannetjen ARENTSD
Born on May 20
- 1575 » Robert Heath, English judge and politician († 1649)
- 1664 » Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor and architect († 1714)
- 1726 » Francis Cotes, English painter and academic († 1770)
- 1743 » Toussaint Louverture, Haitian revolutionary, general, and president († 1803)
- 1759 » William Thornton, Virgin Islander-American architect, designed the United States Capitol († 1828)
- 1769 » Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician († 1835)
- 1772 » Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, English inventor and politician, developed Congreve rockets († 1828)
- 1776 » Simon Fraser, American-Canadian fur trader and explorer († 1862)
- 1795 » Pedro María de Anaya, Mexican soldier. President (1847-1848) († 1854)
- 1799 » Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright († 1850)
Died on May 20
- 1579 » Isabella Markham, English courtier (b. 1527)
- 1622 » Osman II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1604)
- 1645 » Shi Kefa, Chinese general and calligrapher (b. 1601)
- 1648 » Władysław IV Vasa, Polish son of Sigismund III Vasa (b. 1595)
- 1677 » George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, Spanish-English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1612)
- 1713 » Thomas Sprat, English bishop (b. 1635)
- 1717 » John Trevor, Welsh lawyer and politician, 102nd Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1637)
- 1722 » Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1669)
- 1732 » Thomas Boston, Scottish author and educator (b. 1676)
- 1782 » William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1701)
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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.