1975 Event Edward Albee's "Seascape," premieres in New York City 1789 Death Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies 1708 Death Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist, dies at 76 1707 Death Willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies a 73 1693 Death Willem Van de Velde, Dutch the Old, seascape painter, dies at about 82 1664 Death Adam Willaerts, Dutch seascape painter, dies 1640 Death Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies 1633 Birthday Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised 1631 Birthday Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist 1628 Birthday Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, Jan Maet, seascape painter
