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Who Was Alive in 1669

10 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1669

Rembrandt
RembrandtAge 63
1606–1669 · Art
Dutch Golden Age master painter
Molière
MolièreAge 47
1622–1673 · Literature
French playwright and actor
John Locke
John LockeAge 37
1632–1704 · Philosophy & Thought
Father of liberalism
Johannes Vermeer
Johannes VermeerAge 37
1632–1675 · Art
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Christopher Wren
Christopher WrenAge 37
1632–1723 · Art
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch SpinozaAge 37
1632–1677 · Philosophy & Thought
Dutch rationalist philosopher of the Ethics
Louis XIV
Louis XIVAge 31
1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership
The Sun King of France
Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 26
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
Matsuo Bashō
Matsuo BashōAge 25
1644–1694 · Literature
Japanese master of haiku
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 23
1646–1716 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher

Died in 1669

Rembrandt
Rembrandt
1606–1669 · Art
Dutch Golden Age master painter

Also Died in 1669

1600–1669 · died December 9
Head of the Catholic Church from 1667 to 1669
1609–1669 · died September 10
Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649
1596–1669 · died May 16
Italian Baroque painter, architect (1596–1669)

Sources

  1. 1669 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Rembrandt — Wikipedia
  3. Molière — Wikipedia
  4. John Locke — Wikipedia
  5. Johannes Vermeer — Wikipedia
  6. Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
  7. Baruch Spinoza — Wikipedia
  8. Louis XIV — Wikipedia
  9. Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
  10. Matsuo Bashō — Wikipedia
  11. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
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