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Historical Events for the Year 1669

• 31st May » Citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.
• 27th September » The Republic of Venice Venetians surrender the fortress of Heraklion Candia to the Ottoman Empire Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year long Siege of Candia.

Famous Birthdays in 1669

• 2nd February » Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (d. 1732)
• 26th May » Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist (d. 1722)
• 9th August » Eudoxia Lopukhina, Russian wife of Peter the Great (d. 1731)
• 10th October » Johann Nicolaus Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1753)

Famous Deaths in History for 1669

• 23rd February » Lieuwe van Aitzema, Dutch historian and diplomat (b. 1600)
• 10th March » John Denham (poet) or John Denham, English poet (b. 1615)
• 17th April » Antonio Bertali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1605)
• 16th May » Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter and architect, designed the Santi Luca e Martina (b. 1596)
• 25th June » François de Vendôme, Duke of Beaufort (b. 1616)
• 10th September » Henrietta Maria of France (b. 1609)
• 4th October » Rembrandt, Dutch painter (b. 1606)
• 14th October » Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer (b. 1623)
• 24th October » William Prynne, English lawyer and author (b. 1600)
• 9th December » Pope Clement IX (b. 1600)
• 16th December » Nathaniel Fiennes, English soldier and politician (b. 1608)

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