Historical Events Dec 10 New York Governor Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York & Boston Dec 23 Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn Dec 30 Baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden, Netherlands Events in 1672 Famous Deaths Dec 7 Richard Bellingham, English-born Massachusetts colonial magistrate (b. 1592) Dec 16 John II Casimir Vasa [Jan Kazimierz], King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1648-68), dies at 63 Nov 1672 History by Year Jan 1673 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90