Historical Events Apr 6 France declares war on Netherlands France Invades Apr 29 Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands The Sun King of France Louis XIV Events in 1672 Famous Birthdays Apr 6 Andre Cardinal Destouches, French composer (Les élémens), born in Paris, France (d. 1749) Apr 21 Johann Philipp Käfer, German composer, born in Schney, Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1728) Born in 1672 Famous Deaths Apr 22 Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish scholar & poet often known as "Father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules), dies at 73 Apr 30 Marie de l’Incarnation [Marie Guyart], French Ursline nun, teacher and saint (established Catholicism in New France), dies at 72 [1] Mar 1672 History by Year May 1672 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide