Historical Events In 1666

Sep 01   Great London Fire begins in Pudding Lane. 80% of London is destroyed upside the fire cleanns up th ecity in the year 1666.  

Sep 02   A fire in a bakery in Pudding Lane, spread to engulf 13,000 buildings; 'The Great Fire of London' on this day in history.  

Sep 02   In the year 1666 great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed  

Sep 02   Great Fire of London destroys St Paul's Church on this day in history.  

Sep 05   In the year 1666 gottfried Arnold, German theologist/historian/songwriter  

Sep 05   On this day in history great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead  

Sep 06   The Great Fire of London is finally put out after four days on this day in history.  

Sep 16   In the year 1666 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet  

Sep 23   On this day in history princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius earl of Simmeren  

Oct 11   Henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 25   In the year 1666 brandenburg/Brunswick/Denmark/Neth form anti-French Quadruple Alliance  

Nov 01   James Sherard, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 05   In the year 1666 attilio Ariosti, composer  

Nov 14   In the year 1666 samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs)  

Nov 14   Samuel Pepys reports on first blood transfusion (between dogs) on this day in history.  

Dec 05   Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer in the year 1666.  

Dec 30   On this day in history abraham Crijnssen departs to Suriname  

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Feb 09   On this day in history birth of george Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (d. 1737)  

Feb 15   Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 15   On this day in history birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)  

Mar 15   George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born in the year 1666.  

Apr 17   In the year 1666 birth of francois Valentijn, Dutch vicar/writer  

Apr 25   In the year 1666 birth of johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer  

May 14   On this day in history birth of victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)  

Jul 10   John Ernest Grabe, German-born Anglican theologian (d. 1711) was born in the year 1666.  

Jan 18   On this day in history adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56  

Jan 20   In the year 1666 anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64  

Jan 24   Johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1666.  

Feb 01   Sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies in the year 1666.  

Feb 24   Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

May 06   On this day in history paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79  

May 22   In the year 1666 death of gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608)  

Jun 11   In the year 1666 cornelis Evertsen the Old, Swiss vice-admiral, dies in battle at 55