May 1669

What Happened in May 1669

Historical Events

Event of Interest

May 31 Citing poor eyesight, English civil servant Samuel Pepys records the last event in his famous diary

Diarist Samuel Pepys — Diarist
Samuel Pepys

Famous Birthdays

May 26 Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist, born in Vigny, Île-de-France, France (d. 1722)

Famous Deaths

May 2 Pieter Jansz Post, master builder (Waag, Gouda), dies at 61
May 16 Pietro da Cortona [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies
May 16 Reyer Anslo, writer/poet, dies at about 42
May 20 Joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies
May 24 Pieter Cuypers, South Neth lawyer, dies at 48