Poet Joost Van den Vondel

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Joost Van den Vondel

Living place: Netherlands

Birthday: 17-11-1587

Global rank: #60411

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Who is Poet Joost Van den Vondel?
A Dutch writer, poet and dramatist, he is best known for playing his 1662 epic, Joannes de Boetgezant, which focuses on the life of John the Baptist. His other theatrical works include Solomon, David's Restoration, and Adonis' Sigh.
There is a park in Amsterdam-- Vondelpark-- named in his honor.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He converted to Catholicism in 1641 and fought for religious tolerance in his Protestant hometown of Calvin.

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He married Mayken de Wolff, with whom he had four children (only two of whom have survived).

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His plays, Adam in Ballingschap and Lucifer, likely inspired John Milton's 1667 masterpiece, Paradise Lost.

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When was Poet Joost Van den Vondel born?
Joost Van den Vondel was born in 17-11-1587, death year is , at the age of 437.
Where is Poet Joost Van den Vondel's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Joost Van den Vondel was born in Netherlands. is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Scorpius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Joost Van den Vondel's global rank is 60411 and whose rank is 330 in list of famous Poet.
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Events in 1587 and 17-11

Birthday Joost Van den Vondel (17-11) in history

  • Day 17-11 year 1558: Queen Elizabeth I of England took the throne after the death of her half-sister Queen Mary.
  • Day 17-11 year 1800: Congress met in Washington, DC, for the first time.
  • Day 17-11 year 1869: The Suez Canal opened in Egypt.
  • Day 17-11 year 1917: Sculptor Auguste Rodin died in Meudon, France.
  • Day 17-11 year 1968: Night of the "Heidi bowl:" NBC switched from football to movie of Heidi. In the missing 42 seconds, the lagging Raiders scored two touchdowns, defeating the Jets.
  • Day 17-11 year 1973: President Nixon said "I am not a crook."
  • Day 17-11 year 1989: The beginning of the "Velvet Revolution," which led to the downfall of communism in Czechoslovakia.
  • Day 17-11 year 2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as governor of California.
  • Day 17-11 year 2019: The world's first case of covid-19 was detected in Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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