1672 in History – What happened in year 1672

In history, year 1672 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1672.

Top Historical Events of the Year 1672:

Date/Month	Event / Incidence / Incident
23 December	Astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered Saturn's satellite Rhea.
08 February	Physicist Ice Newton presented the optic and research paper in London.

Famous birthdays in the year 1672:

Date/Month	Name / Profession / Country
02 August	Johann Jakob Scheuchzer / Scholar / Switzerland
04 January	Hugh Boulter / Bishop / Ireland
06 April	André Cardinal Destouches / Composer / France
08 September	Nicolas de Grigny / Composer / France
09 June	Peter the Great / Emperor / Russia
11 June	Francesco Antonio Bonporti / Composer / Italy
11 October	Pylyp Orlyk / Diplomat / Ukraine
12 March	Richard Steele / Politician / Ireland
13 February	Étienne François Geoffroy / Physician / France
18 January	Antoine Houdar de la Motte / Author / France
21 December	Benjamin Schmolck / Composer / Germany
21 March	Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino / Poet / Italy
26 February	Antoine Augustin Calmet / Monk / France