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1672

Years: 1669 1670 1671 - 1672 - 1673 1674 1675

Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s - 1670s - 1680s 1690s 1700s

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1672 in literature 1672 in science

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• France invades the United Provinces, starting the Dutch War.
• 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.

Births

• May 1 Joseph Addison - English politician
• June 9 - Peter, Emperor of Russia
• Ludovico Antonio Muratori - Italian historian and scholar

Deaths

• November 6 - Heinrich Schütz, composer
• Denis Gaultier - French lutenist and composer.
• Simon Dezhnev - Russian Cossack navigator.

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