17th Century People

Guess these famous persons that were born and died in the 17th century!
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1600-1649
English
Monarch who was executed during Oliver Cromwell's reign
Charles I of England
1602-1661
French
Richelieu's successor as Chief Minister of France
Cardinal Mazarin
1606-1669
Dutch
"The Night Watch" painter
Rembrandt van Rijn
1608-1674
English
"Paradise Lost" author
John Milton
1622-1673
French
"The Misanthrope" author
Molière
1623-1662
French
Forefather of the Modern Theory of Probabilities
Blaise Pascal
1629-1696
Polish
King who beat the Turks at Vienna
Jan III Sobieski
1632-1675
Dutch
"Girl with a Pearl Earring" painter
Johannes Vermeer
1632-1677
Portuguese/Dutch
Jewish philosopher and "Ethics" author
Baruch de Spinoza
1659-1695
English
"Dido and Aeneas" composer
Henry Purcell
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