{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1659

Jan 17 Antonio Veracini, composer was born in the year 1659.  

Jan 21 In the year 1659 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island)  

Mar 07 In the year 1659 birth of henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas)  

Mar 08 Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born in the year 1659.  

Mar 26 William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born in the year 1659.  

May 16 In the year 1659 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist  

Jun 03 In the year 1659 birth of david Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708)  

Jun 12 Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 20 On this day in history birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)  

Jul 23 Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 28 On this day in history birth of charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715)  

Aug 01 In the year 1659 birth of antoine Mouque, composer  

Oct 04 On this day in history birth of franz Weichlein, composer  

Nov 06 In the year 1659 birth of theodor Schwartzkopff, composer  

Dec 12 Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 20 In the year 1659 birth of francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman  

Jan 16 Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580) died in the year 1659.  

Jan 18 Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) died in the year 1659.  

Feb 27 Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609) died in the year 1659.  

Apr 15 In the year 1659 simon Dach, German poet, dies  

Jun 03 On this day in history death of morgan Llwyd, Welsh Puritan preacher and writer (b. 1619)  

Sep 05 On this day in history pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71  

Oct 08 Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary died on this day in history.