Famous People Who Died In 1660
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1660. This list includes people like Diego Velázquez (Painter), Vincent de Paul, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Mary Dyer and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, spiritual & religious leaders, soldiers and royal family members who died in 1660. This list includes people from England, France and many more countries.
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Birthdate: June 6, 1599
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: August 6
Diego Velázquez was a Spanish painter who served as the most important artist in King Philip IV's court. The leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age, Velázquez's work served as a model for impressionist and realist painters of the 19th century. In the 20th century, personalities like Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso re-interpreted some of Velázquez's most iconic images.
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Charles X Gustav of Sweden
(King)
Birthdate: November 8, 1622
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nyköping Castle, Sweden
Died: February 13
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Vincent de Paul
(French Catholic Priest)
Birthdate: April 24, 1581
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, France
Died: September 27
Vincent de Paul was a 17th-century Catholic saint who established the Congregation of the Mission, whose followers are also known as Lazarists, or Vincentians. Known for his charity toward the peasant community and the poor, he also formed associations of women who helped and nursed the sick.
Birthdate: July 28, 1609
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
Died: February 10
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Muhammad Ali
(12th Sultan of Brunei)
Birthplace: Brunei
Died: 1660 AD
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Louise de Marillac
(Saint)
Birthdate: August 12, 1591
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Le Meux, Oise, France
Died: March 15
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Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
(Princess consort of Orange; Countess consort of Nassau (1647 - 1650))
Birthdate: November 4, 1631
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 24
Mary, Princess Royal was the eldest-daughter of English King Charles I and became Princess of Orange and Countess of Nassau through her marriage with William II of Orange. Her son William III of Orange, born 8 days after her husband's death, became the King of England, Scotland and Ireland. Mary acted as the regent for her minor son for the principality of Orange
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Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester
(Duke of Gloucester)
Birthdate: July 8, 1640
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oatlands, England
Died: September 18
Birthdate: November 30, 1611
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: England
Died: June 1
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Gaston, Duke of Orléans
(Prince)
Birthdate: April 24, 1608
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Château de Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, France
Died: February 2
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Thomas Harrison
(English general)
Birthdate: 1616 AD
Birthplace: Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Died: October 13
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Francesco Albani
(Painter)
Birthdate: August 17, 1578
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: October 4
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Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy
(Governor general of the French Antilles)
Birthdate: 1584 AD
Birthplace: Not known
Died: April 11
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Abdul Jalilul Jabbar
(11th Sultan of Brunei)
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 1660 AD
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Sir Thomas Urquhart
(Writer)
Birthdate: 1611 AD
Birthplace: Cromarty, Scotland
Died: 1660 AD
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Alexandre de Rhodes
(Avignonese Lexicographer and Jesuit Missionary)
Birthdate: March 15, 1593
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Avignon, France
Died: November 5
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William Oughtred
(English Mathematician and Anglican Clergyman)
Birthdate: March 5, 1575
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: June 30
Birthdate: July 4, 1610
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 6
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György Rákóczi, II
(Former Prince of Transylvania (1648 - 1660))
Birthdate: January 30, 1621
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sarospatak, Hungary
Died: June 7
The son of György I, György Rákóczi, II was the Prince of Transylvania. Though he joined hands with the Swedes in attacking Poland, hoping to earn the Polish crown, he ended up being driven out by the Turks. He codified the laws of the principality but could not prevent Turkish hegemony over Transylvania.
Birthdate: January 25, 1615
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kleve, Germany
Died: February 2
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Hugh Dubh O'Neill
(Soldier)
Birthdate: 1611 AD
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1660 AD
Birthdate: June 29, 1598
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fowey, England
Died: October 16
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Anna Renzi
(Italian Opera Singer Who Was the First Star in the History of Opera)
Birthdate: 1620 AD
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 1660 AD
The first star in the history of opera, Italian singer and actor Anna Renzi soared to fame in the 17th century. After gaining attention with her Venetian debut as Deidamia in Sacrati’s La finta pazza, she also featured in poet and intellectual Giulio Strozzi’s writings. She was the highest-paid singer of her time.
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John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper
(Politician)
Birthdate: 1600 AD
Birthplace: England
Died: June 11
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Alexander Cooper
(Painter)
Birthdate: December 11, 1609
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: 1660 AD
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James Nayler
(Religious Leader)
Birthdate: 1618 AD
Birthplace: Ardsley, Barnsley, England
Died: September 30
James Nayler was a Quaker leader and an important member of a group of early Quaker missionaries and preachers known as the Valiant Sixty. Nayler is best remembered for preaching against the slave trade and enclosure. James Nayler achieved national notoriety in 1656 when he re-enacted Jesus Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, for which he was charged with blasphemy.
