Famous Deaths Happened In 1672

Jan 15 John Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594) died in the year 1672.  

Jan 28 Pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France (b. 1588) died on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Charles Chauncy, English-born president of Harvard College (b. 1592) died in the year 1672.  

Apr 22 Georg Stiernhielm, Swed scholar/author/poet (Hercules), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

May 05 On this day in history death of samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609)  

May 08 On this day in history death of jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Tréville and French Officer (b. 1598)  

May 11 Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) died on this day in history.  

May 28 John Trevor, English politician (b. 1626) died in the year 1672.  

Jun 07 Willem J van Gendt, admiral/governor of Breda, dies at about 37 on this day in history.  

Jun 17 Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67 in the year 1672.  

Jun 27 On this day in history death of roger Twysden, English antiquarian (b. 1597)  

Jul 03 In the year 1672 death of francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635)  

Jul 04 In the year 1672 ambrosius Reiner, composer, dies at 67  

Aug 09 Jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Aug 20 In the year 1672 death of cornelis de Witt, Dutch, statesman, lynched at 49  

Sep 12 Tanneguy Lefebvre, French classical scholar (b. 1615) died in the year 1672.  

Sep 16 On this day in history anne Bradstreet, American poet, dies (birth date unknown)  

Oct 12 Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle died on this day in history.  

Oct 24 John Webb, English architect (b. 1611) died on this day in history.  

Nov 01 In the year 1672 heinrich Schutz, composer, dies at 87  

Nov 19 John Wilkins, English Bishop of Chester (b. 1614) died on this day in history.  

Dec 07 On this day in history death of richard Bellingham, English-born Massachusetts colonial magistrate (b. 1592)  

Dec 13 Jan II Kazimierz, king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Dec 16 John II Casimir Vasa, cardinal/king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of francesco Mancini, composer  

Jan 18 Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (d. 1731)  

Feb 26 In the year 1672 birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)  

Mar 12 Richard Steele, Irish writer and politician (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 30 On this day in history birth of peter I "the Great" Romanov, great tsar of Russia (1682-1725)  

Apr 06 Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer was born in the year 1672.