Page 2: Historical Events In 1666

Sep 02   A fire in a bakery in Pudding Lane, spread to engulf 13000 buildings; 'The Great Fire of London'.   

Sep 02   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   

Sep 05   Gottfried Arnold, German theologist/historian/songwriter   

Sep 05   Great Fire of London ends, leaving 13200 houses destroyed and 8 dead.   

Sep 06   The Great Fire of London is finally put out after four days   

Sep 16   "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi is recorded as becoming Islamiet   

Sep 23   Princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius earl of Simmeren.   

Oct 11   Henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies.   

Oct 25   Brandenburg/Brunswick/Denmark/Neth form anti-French Quadruple Alliance.   

Nov 01   James Sherard, composer   

Nov 05   Attilio Ariosti, composer.   

Nov 14   Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs).   

Nov 14   Samuel Pepys reports on inaugural blood transfusion (between dogs).   

Dec 05   Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer.   

Dec 30   Abraham Crijnssen departs to Suriname   

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Feb 09   George hamilton: 1st earl of orkney, british soldier   

Feb 15   Antonio m valsalva: Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis)   

Mar 15   Georg baehr: German master builder (frauenkirche, dresden)   

Mar 15   George bähr: German architect   

Apr 17   Francois valentijn: Dutch vicar/writer   

Apr 25   Johann heinrich buttstett: Composer   

May 14   Victor amadeus ii of sardinia: Victor amadeus ii of sardinia (d. 1732)   

Jul 10   John ernest grabe: German-born anglican theologian    

Jan 18   Adriaen a bloemaert: Dutch landscape painter,    

Jan 20   Anna of austria: Queen of france/daughter of philip iii,    

Jan 24   Johann andreas herbst: Composer,   

Feb 01   Sjihab al-din sultan c shah djahan: Mogol of india (taj-mahal),    

Feb 24   Nicholas lanier: Composer,   

May 06   Paul siefert: Composer,   

May 22   Gaspar schott: German scientist (b. 1608)   

Jun 11   Cornelis evertsen the old: Swiss vice-admiral,