Events from the year 1672 in the Dutch Republic
Event
January: Rampjaar 7th June: Battle of Solebay 9th June: Siege of groenlo 22 July: Siege of Groningen
Births
Deaths January 21 – Adriaen van de Velde, painter (b. 1636) August 20 Cornelis de Witt, politician (b. 1623) Johan de Witt, politician (b. 1625) October 8 – Johan Nieuhof, traveler who wrote about his journeys to Brazil (b. 1618) November 16 – Esaias Boursse, painter (b. 1631) November 19 – Franciscus Sylvius, physician and scientist (b. 1614) December 30 – Hendrick Bloemaert, painter (b. 1601)
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