Anniversarial — 2012
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Here are some of those correspondents whose birth or death is marked in 2012:
Births
- Anderson, James (born 1662–died 1728), Scottish — antiquarian, genealogist
- Bignon, Jean Paul, abbé Bignon (born 1662–died 1743), French — churchman, academy member
- Bruzen de La Martinière, Antoine Augustin (born 1662–died 1746), French — author, historian
- Conolly, William (born 1662–died 1729), Irish — politician, member of Parliament
- Dodington, George (born c. 1662–died 1720), English — politician, civil servant, businessman, East India Company official
- Ellis, Welbore, bishop of Meath (born 1662–died 1734), Irish — churchman
- Gastrell, Francis, bishop of Chester (born 1662–died 1725), English — churchman
- Gould, William (born c. 1662–died 1714), English — unknown occupation
- Guenellon, Cornelia Maria [née Veen] (born c. 1662), Dutch — home-maker
- Hudson, John (born 1662–died 1719), English — librarian, scholar, classicist, university administrator, archivist
- Montagu, Charles, 1st duke of Manchester (born c. 1662–died 1722), English — diplomat, politician
- Moore, Thomas (born c. 1662–died 1733), English — librarian, churchman, archivist
- Saint Quintin, Sir William, 3rd baronet (born 1662–died 1723), English — politician, member of Parliament, civil servant
- Seymour, Charles, 6th duke of Somerset (born 1662–died 1748), English — aristocrat, courtier
- Smalridge, George, bishop of Bristol (born 1662–died 1719), English — churchman
- Walsh, William (born 1662–died 1708), English — author, poet, politician, member of Parliament
Deaths
- Chanut, Hector Pierre (born 1601–died 1662), French — diplomat
- Coppola, Donato, duca di Canzano (born 1599–died 1662), Italian — aristocrat, lawyer, judge, politician, civil servant
- Hartlib, Samuel (born c. 1600–died 1662), German — educationalist, social reformer, author
- Hogelande, Cornelis van (born 1590–died 1662), Dutch — physician
- Mason, Robert (born 1588/1589–died 1662), English — diplomat, lawyer, judge
- Smyth, Boyle (died 1662), Irish — gentleman, politician, member of Parliament
- Stuart, Elizabeth, princess of Bohemia (born 1596–died 1662), German — monarch