In the year 1669, Samuel Pepys stops writing his diary (May 31), after 400 years of operation, the Hanseatic League holds its last official meeting in Lübeck (Jul), famine in Bengal kills 3 million people, phosphorus is discovered, Antonio Stradivari makes his first violin in Cremona - and all these fine people were born:

1669-xxxx Henrik Brenner* Finnish orientalist/Royal librarian - Kronoby, Ostrobothnia, Sweden-Finland (1732/c.63)

1669-0120 Susanna Wesley* known as mother of Methodism/25th of 25 children - London, England (1742/73)

1669-0203 Kada no Azumamaro* 荷田 春満 philologist/poet - Japan (1736/67)
1669-0213 Jean-Charles de Folard* soldier/military author - Avignon, France (1752/83)

1660-0524 Emerentia von Düben* lady-in-waiting/the favourite of Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden - Stockholm, Sweden (1743/73)
1669-0526 Sébastien Vaillant* botanist - Vigny, France (1722/52)

1669-0618 Maria Maddalena Musi* Italian opera singer - Bologna, Papal States (1751/81)

1669-0809 Yevdokiya Lopukhina* first wife of Peter I of Russia - Moscow, Russia (1731/62)
1669-0829 John Anstis* officer of arms/antiquarian/politician - St Neot, Cornwall, England (1744/74)

1669-1019 Wirich Philipp von Daun* Field Marshal of the Imperial Army - Vienna, Archduchy of Austria (1741/71)

1669-1216 Arnold Boonen* portrait painter - Dordrecht, Dutch Republic (1729/59)

Updated 3.3.2021
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