Historical Events In 1666

Sep 01   On this day in history great London Fire begins in Pudding Lane. 80% of London is destroyed upside the fire cleanns up th ecity  

Sep 02   In the year 1666 a fire in a bakery in Pudding Lane, spread to engulf 13,000 buildings; 'The Great Fire of London'  

Sep 02   Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed on this day in history.  

Sep 02   On this day in history great Fire of London destroys St Paul's Church  

Sep 05   Gottfried Arnold, German theologist/historian/songwriter in the year 1666.  

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 in the year 1666.  

Sep 16   On this day in history "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet  

Sep 23   In the year 1666 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   On this day in history attilio Ariosti, composer  

Nov 14   Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs) in the year 1666.  

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

Dec 05   Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 30   Abraham Crijnssen departs to Suriname in the year 1666.  

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Feb 09   George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15   On this day in history birth of antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis)  

Mar 15   Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 15   In the year 1666 birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)  

Apr 17   Francois Valentijn, Dutch vicar/writer was born in the year 1666.  

Apr 25   Johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer was born in the year 1666.  

May 14   In the year 1666 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   Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 in the year 1666.  

Jan 20   On this day in history anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64  

Jan 24   Johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 24   In the year 1666 nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77  

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

May 22   Gaspar Schott, German scientist (b. 1608) died in the year 1666.  

Jun 11   Cornelis Evertsen the Old, Swiss vice-admiral, dies in battle at 55 on this day in history.