What Happened in 1678

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Who Died in 1678

  • Jan 7 Johannes Flittner, German composer, dies at 59
  • Jan 24 Joan Maetsuyker, Dutch colonial ruler (Governor-general of Dutch East Indies, 1653-78; Governor of Zeylon, 1646-50), dies at 71
  • Jan 29 Jeronimo Lobo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (b. 1593)
  • Feb 10 Philip Vingboons, Amsterdam's master builder, buried
  • May 5 Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet, spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70

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