Historical Events In 1666

Jan 09   New France Governor Daniel de Remy de Courcelle 1626-1698 leads a 500-man military campaign against the Mohawks on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 in the year 1666.  

Jan 20   Anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64 in the year 1666.  

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

Jan 26   France declares war on England & Munster on this day in history.  

Jan 26   France declares war on England &Münster in the year 1666.  

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

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

Feb 16   Netherlands & Brandenburg sign treaty in the year 1666.  

Feb 24   On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77  

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

Mar 21   On this day in history intendant Jean Talon starts census of New France; 3,000 persons counted in the first Canadian census  

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

Apr 18   In the year 1666 peace of Kleef: Netherlands & bishop Von Galen of Munster  

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

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

Jun 04   In the year 1666 battle at Duinkerk: English vs Dutch fleet  

Jun 11   -14] Vierdaagse Sea battle (Ruyter-Monk vs Prince Ruprecht) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 15   Pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 26   In the year 1666 richard Fanshawe, diplomat/translator/poet, dies  

Jun 30   On this day in history adam Krieger, German composer, dies at 32  

Aug 04   In the year 1666 hurricane hits Guadeloupe, Martinique & St Christopher; thousands die  

Aug 04   In the year 1666 johan Evertsen, ltalian admiral of Zeeland, lynched in Brielle  

Aug 05   English fleet beats Dutch under Michiel the Ruyter in the year 1666.  

Aug 06   In the year 1666 tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43  

Aug 09   Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships in the Vlie estuary, and pillaging the town of West-Terschelling, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire" in the year 1666.  

Aug 15   Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 16   In the year 1666 henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz  

Aug 20   On this day in history alphonse d' Eve, composer  

Aug 24   Francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57 in the year 1666.  

Aug 27   Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89) in the year 1666.  

Aug 30   Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer, dies in the year 1666.  

Sep 01   French Neck, portrait painter (Women Portrait), dies at about 86 in the year 1666.  

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

Mar 15   In the year 1666 birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)  

Mar 15   On this day in history birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)  

Apr 17   Francois Valentijn, Dutch vicar/writer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 25   Johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer was born on this day in history.  

May 14   Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 10   On this day in history birth of john Ernest Grabe, German-born Anglican theologian (d. 1711)  

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   In the year 1666 johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77  

Feb 01   Sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies on this day in history.  

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

May 06   Paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1666.  

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

Jun 11   On this day in history cornelis Evertsen the Old, Swiss vice-admiral, dies in battle at 55