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Robert Boyle

1627 – 1691

Physicist, Chemist, Philosopher, Naturalist

Robert Boyle (; 25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish chemist, alchemist, physicist, theologian, and inventor. Boyle is largely regarded today…

Suleiman II

1642 – 1691

Ruler

Suleiman II (Ottoman Turkish: سليمان ثانى Süleymān-i sānī; Turkish: II. Süleyman; 15 April 1642 – 22 June 1691) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 t…

Pope Alexander VIII

1610 – 1691

Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, Jurist

Pope Alexander VIII (Italian: Alessandro VIII; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Pa…

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Abdul Hakim

1620 – 1690

Poet

Abdul Hakim (c. 1620 – c. 1690) was a Bengali poet and translator who wrote several Bengali epics and also translated some Persian manuscripts. Source: Wikiped…

Pope Innocent XI

1611 – 1689

Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

Pope Innocent XI (Latin: Innocentius XI; Italian: Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ru…

Christina, Queen of Sweden

1626 – 1689

Art collector, Monarch, Painter, Writer, Philosopher

Christina (Swedish: Kristina; 18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689), a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdica…

Aphra Behn

1640 – 1689

Playwright, Translator, Poet, Writer, Novelist, Women's rights activist

Aphra Behn (; bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first…

John Bunyan

1628 – 1688

Theologian, Writer, Preacher, Novelist, Tinker

John Bunyan (; 1628 – 31 August 1688) was an English writer and nonconformist preacher. He is best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgri…

Charles II of England

1630 – 1685

Politician, Slave trader, Sovereign, Art collector, Monarch

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the…

Pierre Corneille

1606 – 1684

Playwright, Poet, Translator, Writer, Poet lawyer, Jurist

Pierre Corneille ( kor-NAY, French: [pjɛʁ kɔʁnɛj]; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great 17th-…

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

1617 – 1682

Painter

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ( mure-IL-oh, m(y)uu-REE-oh, Spanish: [baɾtoloˈme esˈteβam muˈɾiʎo]; late December 1617, baptised 1 January 1618 – 3 April 1682) was a…

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

1600 – 1681

Playwright, Poet, Military personnel, Writer, Catholic priest, Cleric

Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Henao (UK: , US: ; Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo kaldeˈɾon de la ˈβaɾka]; 17 January 1600 – 25 May 1681) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writ…

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

1598 – 1680

Sculptor, Artist, Painter, Architect, Architectural drafter, Designer

Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (UK: , US: ; Italian: [ˈdʒan loˈrɛntso berˈniːni]; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) was an It…

Shivaji

1627 – 1680

Emperor

Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiˈʋaːdʑiː ˈbʱos(ə)le]; c. 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the…

François de La Rochefoucauld

1613 – 1680

Memoirist, Writer, Military personnel

François de La Rochefoucauld, 2nd Duke of La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac (; French: [fʁɑ̃swa d(ə) la ʁɔʃfuko]; 15 September 1613 – 17 March 1680) was an…

Thomas Hobbes

1588 – 1679

Political scientist, Mathematician, Philosopher, Economist, Politician, Historian

Thomas Hobbes ( HOBZ; 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher and political theorist, best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he exp…

Baruch Spinoza

1632 – 1677

Philosopher, Bible translator, Grinder of lenses, Political scientist, Grammarian, Theologian

Baruch (de) Spinoza (24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677), also known under his Latinized pen name Benedictus de Spinoza, was a philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish…

Pope Clement X

1590 – 1676

Diplomat, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

Pope Clement X (Latin: Clemens X; Italian: Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler…

Alexis of Russia

1629 – 1676

Monarch

Alexei Mikhailovich (Russian: Алексей Михайлович, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ]; 19 March [O.S. 9 March] 1629 – 8 February [O.S. 29 January] 1676), also know…

Johannes Vermeer

1632 – 1675

Painter, Art collector, Art dealer

Johannes Vermeer ( vər-MEER, vər-MAIR, Dutch: [joːˈɦɑnəs fərˈmeːr]; see below; also known as Jan Vermeer; October 1632 – 15 December 1675) was a Dutch painter w…