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Cyrano de Bergerac
(Novelist and Playwright Known for His Play ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’)
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine
(German-English Army Officer, Admiral, Scientist and Colonial Governor)
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 17th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: November 29, 1682
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Jan van Riebeeck
(Dutch Colonial Administrator)
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Birthdate: 21st April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Culemborg
Died: January 18, 1677
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert
(Economist, Politician)
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Charles Le Brun
(17th Century French Painter and One of the Greatest French Artists of All Time)
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Listed In: Baroque Painters
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 12, 1690
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Barbara Strozzi
(Composer and singer of the Baroque Period)
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Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 6th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: November 11, 1677
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John Lambert
(Politician)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 7th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kirkby Malham, England
Died: March 28, 1684
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Jean Marot
(Architect)
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 15, 1679
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Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux
(Author)
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Listed In: Biographers
Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rochelle, La, France
Died: November 6, 1692
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Willem Kalf
(Painter)
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Wang Fuzhi
(Essayist)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 7th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hengyang, China
Died: February 18, 1692
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Yamazaki Ansai
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 24th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kyōto, Japan
Died: September 16, 1682
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Philips Wouwerman
(Painter)
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 24th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
Died: May 19, 1668
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Kumazawa Banzan
(Japanese Philosopher)
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Nathaniel Culverwell
(Author)
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Philip de Koninck
(Painter)
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 5th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: October 4, 1688
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Francesco Morosini
(Doge of Venice from 1688 to 1694)
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 26th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: January 16, 1694
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Morgan Llwyd
(Welsh Poet and Preacher)
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Anne Geneviève de Bourbon
(Princess)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Château of Vincennes, Vincennes, France
Died: April 5, 1679
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Martha Corey
(Accused victim of Witchcraft)
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1
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: New England, United States
Died: September 22, 1692
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Donald Cargill
(Former Covenanter who worked to uphold the principles of the National Covenant of 1638 and Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 to establish and defend Presbyterianism)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Scotland, United Kingdom
Died: July 27, 1681
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Antoine Furetière
(Scholar)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 28th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 14, 1688
