What is 1672?
{{Year nav|1672}} {{Year in various calendars|1672}} {{Year article header|1672}} == Events == *[[March 15]] – [[Charles II of England]] issues the [[Royal Declaration of Indulgence]]. *[[May 2]] – [[John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale|John Maitland]] becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March. * [[June 12]] – [[France|French]] forces under king [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] cross the [[Rhine]] to [[Netherlands]] *[[June 28]] – [[William III of Orange]] appointed [[Stadtholder]] of [[Holland]], [[Zeeland (province)|Zeeland]] and [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]. *[[August 20]] – [[Johan de Witt]], [[Grand Pensionary]] of [[Holland]] is slaughtered by a mob in [[The Hague]]. *[[England]], [[France]], [[Münster (region)|Münster]] and [[Cologne]] invade the [[Dutch Republic|United Provinces]], therefore this name is known as ´het [[rampjaar]]´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. == Births == *[[May 1]] – [[Joseph Addison]], writer and essayist [[Category:1672| ]]