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Who Was Alive in 1659

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1659

Diego Velázquez
Diego VelázquezAge 60
1599–1660 · Art
Spanish painter of Las Meninas
 Rembrandt
RembrandtAge 53
1606–1669 · Art
Dutch Golden Age master painter
 Molière
MolièreAge 37
1622–1673 · Literature
French playwright and actor
 Blaise Pascal
Blaise PascalAge 36
1623–1662 · Science & Invention
Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées
 John Locke
John LockeAge 27
1632–1704 · Philosophy & Thought
Father of liberalism
 Johannes Vermeer
Johannes VermeerAge 27
1632–1675 · Art
Girl with a Pearl Earring
 Christopher Wren
Christopher WrenAge 27
1632–1723 · Art
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral
 Baruch Spinoza
Baruch SpinozaAge 27
1632–1677 · Philosophy & Thought
Dutch rationalist philosopher of the Ethics
 Louis XIV
Louis XIVAge 21
1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership
The Sun King of France
 Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 16
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
 Matsuo Bashō
Matsuo BashōAge 15
1644–1694 · Literature
Japanese master of haiku
 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 13
1646–1716 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher

Also Born in 1659

Henry Purcell
1659–1695 · born September 10
English composer (1659–1695)

Also Died in 1659

Abel Tasman
1603–1659 · died October 10
Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant (1603–1659)

Sources

  1. 1659 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Diego Velázquez — Wikipedia
  3. Rembrandt — Wikipedia
  4. Molière — Wikipedia
  5. Blaise Pascal — Wikipedia
  6. John Locke — Wikipedia
  7. Johannes Vermeer — Wikipedia
  8. Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
  9. Baruch Spinoza — Wikipedia
  10. Louis XIV — Wikipedia
  11. Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
  12. Matsuo Bashō — Wikipedia
  13. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
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