Deaths on April 6

Willem van de Velde the Younger

Died on April 6, 1707

Willem van de Velde the Younger, Dutch-English painter (b. 1633)

Willem van de Velde the Younger (18 December 1633 (baptised) – 6 April 1707) was a Dutch marine painter, the son of Willem van de Velde the Elder, who also specialised in maritime art. His brother, Adriaen van de Velde, was a landscape painter.

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Acts of Union 1707
The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.