1640 - 1649
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Decade 1640 - 1649
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84 Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
*December 25th, 1642, Woolsthorpe Manor †March 31st, 1727, Kensington.jpg "Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz")
70 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)
*July 1st, 1646, Leipzig †November 14th, 1716, Hanover
48 Aphra Behn
British playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)
*July 10th, 1640, Canterbury †April 16th, 1689, London.jpg "Clement XI")
71 Clement XI
Head of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721
*July 23rd, 1649, Pesaro †March 19th, 1721, Rome
81 Benedict XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1724 to 1730
*February 2nd, 1649, Gravina in Puglia †February 21st, 1730, RomeDenis Papin
French physicist, mathematician and inventor (*1647 – †1713)
*August 22nd, 1647, Chitenay †August 26th, 1713, London
64 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia
*June 9th, 1640, Vienna †May 5th, 1705, Vienna.jpg "Mehmed IV")
51 Mehmed IV
19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687
*January 2nd, 1642, Constantinople †January 6th, 1693, Edirne
49 Suleiman II
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691
*April 15th, 1642, Constantinople †June 22nd, 1691, Edirne
51 Ahmed II
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695
*February 25th, 1643, Constantinople †February 6th, 1695, Edirne
73 John Flamsteed
English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal
*August 19th, 1646, Denby †December 31st, 1719, BurstowHans Adam von Schöning
German general
*October 1st, 1641, Dąbroszyn, Lubusz Voivodeship †August 28th, 1696, Dresden
73 William Penn
English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
*October 14th, 1644, London †July 30th, 1718, RuscombeOle Rømer
Danish astronomer (*1644 – †1710)
*September 25th, 1644, Aarhus †September 19th, 1710, CopenhagenJohn Trenchard
English politician
*March 30th, 1649, Lytchett Matravers †April 27th, 1695, KensingtonAntonio Teodoro Ortells
Spanish composer (1647-1706)
*March 29th, 1647, Rubielos de Mora †November 4th, 1706, Valencia
53 Christian V of Denmark
King of Denmark and Norway (1646-1699)
*April 15th, 1646, Flensburg †August 25th, 1699, Copenhagen
38 Elena Cornaro Piscopia
Venetian philosopher (1646–1684)
*June 5th, 1646, Venice †July 26th, 1684, Padua.jpg "Bahadur Shah I")
68 Bahadur Shah I
Eighth Mughal emperor (1643-1712)
*October 14th, 1643, Burhanpur †February 27th, 1712, Lahore
26 Henrietta of England
English princess, duchesse of Orléans (1644-1670)
*June 16th, 1644, Exeter †June 30th, 1670, Château de Saint-Cloud
62 Jules Hardouin-Mansart
French Baroque architect
*April 16th, 1646, Paris †May 11th, 1708, Marly-le-Roi
50 Jean de La Bruyère
17th-century French writer and philosopher (1645–1696)
*August 16th, 1645, Paris †May 11th, 1696, Versailles
50 Johann Ambrosius Bach
German musician, father to Johann Sebastian Bach (1645-1695)
*February 24th, 1645, Erfurt †February 24th, 1695, Eisenach
66 Madame de Montespan
French noble, mistress of Louis XIV; (1640-1707)
*October 5th, 1640, Lussac-les-Châteaux †May 27th, 1707, Bourbon-l'Archambault
68 Antoine Galland
French orientalist, numismatist and translator (1646–1715)
*April 4th, 1646, Rollot †February 17th, 1715, Paris
56 William Kidd
Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean
*January 1st, 1645, Dundee †May 23rd, 1701, Wapping
43 René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America
*November 21st, 1643, Rouen †March 19th, 1687, TexasPierrre Bayle
French philosopher and writer
*November 18th, 1647, Carla-Bayle †December 28th, 1706, Rotterdam
76 Marguerite Louise d'Orléans
French princess
*July 28th, 1645, Château de Blois †September 17th, 1721, Paris
74 Pu Songling
Chinese writer (1640–1715)
*June 5th, 1640, Zichuan District †February 25th, 1715, Zichuan District
36 James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
English nobleman and soldier (1649–1685)
*April 9th, 1649, Rotterdam †July 15th, 1685, Tower Hill
43 Margaret Mary Alacoque
Catholic Saint and Mystic (1647-1690)
*July 22nd, 1647, Verosvres †October 17th, 1690, Paray-le-MonialMaria Sibylla Merian
Entomologist, botanist, naturalist, scientific illustrator, graphic artist, painter, and lepidopterologist (1647-1717)
*April 2nd, 1647, Frankfurt †January 13th, 1717, Amsterdam
Philippe, Duke of Orléans
French prince (1640-1701)
*September 21st, 1640, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †June 9th, 1701, Saint-Cloud
53 Christine Charlotte of Württemberg
Regent of East Frisia (1645-1699)
*October 21st, 1645, Stuttgart †May 16th, 1699, Bruchhausen-Vilsen
68 Haquin Spegel
Swedish archbishop (1645-1714)
*June 14th, 1645, Ronneby church parish †April 17th, 1714, Uppsala
82 Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham
British noble and politician
*July 2nd, 1647, London †January 1st, 1730, Burley