1659
Morgan Llwyd, Welsh minister and poet (born 1619)
Morgan Llwyd, Welsh minister and poet (born 1619)
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1657
Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ukrainian soldier and politician, 1st Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (born 1595)
Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ukrainian soldier and politician, 1st Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (born 1595)
1656
François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-French general (born 1611)
François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-French general (born 1611)
1655
Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquis of Bedmar, Spanish cardinal and diplomat (born 1572)
Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquis of Bedmar, Spanish cardinal and diplomat (born 1572)
1654
Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (born 1583)
Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (born 1583)
1653
Thomas Dudley, English soldier and politician, 3rd Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (born 1576)
Thomas Dudley, English soldier and politician, 3rd Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (born 1576)
1652
Jacob De la Gardie, Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (born 1583)
Jacob De la Gardie, Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (born 1583)
1652
John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English soldier and politician (born 1600)
John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English soldier and politician (born 1600)
1650
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish general and politician (born 1612)
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish general and politician (born 1612)
1650
Simonds d'Ewes, English lawyer and politician (born 1602)
Simonds d'Ewes, English lawyer and politician (born 1602)
1650
Robert Levinz, English Royalist, hanged in London by Parliamentary forces as a spy (born 1615)
Robert Levinz, English Royalist, hanged in London by Parliamentary forces as a spy (born 1615)
1648
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (born 1583)
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (born 1583)
1648
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (born 1583)
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (born 1583)
1647
Thomas Hooker, English minister, founded the Colony of Connecticut (born 1586)
Thomas Hooker, English minister, founded the Colony of Connecticut (born 1586)
1645
Tobias Hume, Scottish soldier, viol player, and composer (born 1569)
Tobias Hume, Scottish soldier, viol player, and composer (born 1569)
1645
Shi Kefa, Chinese general and calligrapher (born 1601)
Shi Kefa, Chinese general and calligrapher (born 1601)
1643
Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, English general and politician (born 1584)
Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, English general and politician (born 1584)