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Pieter Jansz. Saenredam
1665May, 31

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Dutch painter (b. 1597)
Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (9 June 1597 - buried 31 May 1665) was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age, known for his distinctive paintings of whitewashed church interiors such as Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem and Interior of the Sint-Odulphuskerk in Assendelft.

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  • 4Mar

    Second Anglo-Dutch War

    English King Charles II declares war on the Netherlands marking the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
  • 6Mar

    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

    The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
  • 12Jun

    New Amsterdam

    England installs a municipal government in New York City (the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam).
  • 10Dec

    Michiel de Ruyter

    The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps is founded by Michiel de Ruyter