César Vichard de Saint-Réal

•  Jean Racine

  Jean Racine (December 1639 – April 21, 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the "Big Three" of 17th century France, and one of the most important literary figures in the Western tradition. Racine was primarily a tragedian, though he did write one comedy.

  

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•  Yair Bacharach

  Rabbi Yair Chayim Bacharach was a German rabbi, initially in Koblenz and remainder of his life in Worms and Metz. His grandmother Chava was a granddaughter of the Maharal of Prague, and his father and grandfather had served as rabbis of Metz.

  

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•  Antonio Verrio

  Antonio Verrio (1639 – 17 June 1707) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in England.

  

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•  Increase Mather

  Increase Mather (June 21, 1639 – August 23, 1723) was a major figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay (now the Commonwealth of Massachusetts). He was a Puritan minister who was involved with the government of the colony, the administration of Harvard College, and most notoriously, the Salem witch trials. He was the son of Richard Mather and father of Cotton Mather, both influential Puritan ministers.

  

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•  Thomas Ellwood

  Thomas Ellwood (1639–1713) was an English religious writer. He was born in Oxfordshire, the son of a rural squire. Educated at Lord Williams's School, he later joined the Quakers and became a friend of William Penn and John Milton. However, he was persecuted for his faith and spent some time in prison. His best-known work, Davideis (1712), is a poem about the life of King David.

  

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•  John Nevison

  John Nevison (1639 – 4 May 1684), also known as William Nevison, was one of Britain's most notorious highwaymen, a gentleman-rogue supposedly nicknamed Swift Nick by King Charles II after a renowned 200-mile (320 km) dash from Kent to York to establish an alibi for a robbery he had committed earlier that day. The story inspired William Harrison Ainsworth to include a modified version in his novel Rookwood, in which he attributed the feat to Dick Turpin.

  

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•  Hans Herr

  Hans Herr (September 17, 1639 – October 11, 1725) was born in Zürich, Switzerland, a descendant of the Knight, Hugo Herr. He joined the religious society. He was a bishop in the Mennonite faith. When religious persecution became unendurable in Switzerland, many of his congregation emigrated with him to the Palatinate in Germany, which was governed by a ruler who promised them protection and religious freedom.

  

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•  Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu

  Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu (1639 – June 27, 1720), French poet and wit, was born at Fontenay, Normandy. His father, maître des comptes of Rouen, sent him to study at the Collège de Navarre. Guillaume early showed the wit that was to distinguish him, and gained the favor of the duke of Vendôme, who procured for him the abbey of Aumale and other benefices.

  

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•  Alessandro Stradella

  Alessandro Stradella (3 April 1639 – 25 February 1682) was an Italian composer of the middle baroque. He was born in Rome, and was murdered in Genoa. Not much is known about his early life, but he was from an aristocratic family, educated at Bologna, and was already making a name for himself as a composer at the age of 20, being commissioned by Queen Christina of Sweden. In 1667 he moved to Rome where he composed copiously, mostly sacred music, and began to live a dissolute life.

  

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•  Caspar Netscher

  Caspar (or Gaspar) Netscher was a Dutch portrait and genre painter. He was a master in depicting oriental rugs, silk and brocade and introduced an international style to the Northern Netherlands.

  

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•  Earl St Aldwyn

  Earl St Aldwyn, of Coln St Aldwyn in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1915 for the prominent Conservative politician Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Viscount St Aldwyn, known from 1854 to 1907 Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet, of Beverston. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1885 to 1886 and again from 1895 to 1902.

  

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•  KCCV-FM

  KCCV-FM is a religious broadcasting radio station licensed to Olathe, Kansas, USA, the station is the flagship station for the Bott Radio Network. The station is currently owned by Bott Broadcasting Company and features programming from a variety of Christian news and information sources.

  

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•  Mark A. Reyes

  Mark A. Reyes is a Filipino film director, TV director, music video director and film writer known for his multi-stranded storylines. He is a resident director of GMA Network. His most famous works are the critically acclaimed film Moments of Love and television series Encantadia.

  

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•  Petza'el

  Petza'el is a moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 214. The village was established near Ma'ale Efraim in 1970 by the Moshavim Movement. In 1975 it moved to its present location on the remains of the Jewish settlement of Phasaelis from the Second Temple era, which in turn had been named for Phasael, the brother of Herod the Great.

  

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