Page 2: 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1666.   

Sep 02   Great Fire of London destroys St Paul's Church in the year 1666.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 23   In the year 1666 princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius earl of Simmeren   

Oct 11   In the year 1666 henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies   

Oct 25   Brandenburg/Brunswick/Denmark/Neth form anti-French Quadruple Alliance on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1666 james Sherard, composer   

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   On this day in history samuel Pepys reports on first blood transfusion (between dogs)   

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

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   In the year 1666 birth of antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis)   

Mar 15   Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born in the year 1666.   

Mar 15   George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 17   On this day in history birth of francois Valentijn, Dutch vicar/writer   

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

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

Jul 10   In the year 1666 birth of john Ernest Grabe, German-born Anglican theologian (d. 1711)   

Jan 18   Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

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

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