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Who Was Alive in 1660

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1660

Diego Velázquez
Diego VelázquezAge 61
1599–1660 · Art
Spanish painter of Las Meninas
Rembrandt
RembrandtAge 54
1606–1669 · Art
Dutch Golden Age master painter
Molière
MolièreAge 38
1622–1673 · Literature
French playwright and actor
Blaise Pascal
Blaise PascalAge 37
1623–1662 · Science & Invention
Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées
John Locke
John LockeAge 28
1632–1704 · Philosophy & Thought
Father of liberalism
Johannes Vermeer
Johannes VermeerAge 28
1632–1675 · Art
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Christopher Wren
Christopher WrenAge 28
1632–1723 · Art
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch SpinozaAge 28
1632–1677 · Philosophy & Thought
Dutch rationalist philosopher of the Ethics
Louis XIV
Louis XIVAge 22
1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership
The Sun King of France
Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 17
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
Matsuo Bashō
Matsuo BashōAge 16
1644–1694 · Literature
Japanese master of haiku
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 14
1646–1716 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher

Also Born in 1660

1660–1725 · born May 2
Italian Baroque composer (1660–1725)

Died in 1660

Diego Velázquez
Diego Velázquez
1599–1660 · Art
Spanish painter of Las Meninas

Also Died in 1660

1599–1660 · died August 6
Spanish painter (1599–1660)
1581–1660 · died September 27
French Catholic priest and saint (1581–1660)
1622–1660 · died February 13
King of Sweden from 1654 to 1660
1574–1660 · died June 30
English mathematician (1574–1660)
1578–1660 · died October 4
Italian Baroque painter (1578–1660)

Sources

  1. 1660 — 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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