1672
EventsEngland, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. March 15 - Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence. June 28 - William III of Orange appointed Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.
BirthsMay 1 - Joseph Addison, English politician and writer (d. 1719)June 9 - Peter, Emperor of RussiaJune 11 - Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (d. 1749)Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Italian historian and scholar
DeathsNovember 6 - Heinrich Schütz, composerDenis Gaultier - French lutenist and composer.Simon Dezhnev - Russian Cossack navigator.
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