1672
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Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
Decades: | 1640s 1650s 1660s - 1670s - 1680s 1690s 1700s |
Years: | 1669 1670 1671 - 1672 - 1673 1674 1675 |
[change] Events
- March 15 - Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.
- May 2 - John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
- June 12 - French forces under king Louis XIV cross the Rhine to Netherlands
- June 28 - William III of Orange appointed Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.
- August 20 - Johan de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland is slaughtered by a mob in The Hague.
- England, France, Münster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is known as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands.
[change] Births
- May 1 - Joseph Addison, author and essayist