Historical Events In 1668

Jan 08   Jean Gilles, composer   

Jan 19   King Louis XIV and Emperor Leopold I sign treaty dividing Spain   

Jan 23   England, Netherlands and Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French   

Feb 07   Dutch Prince William III dances in premiere of "Ballet of Peace"   

Feb 13   Spain recognizes Portugal as an independent country   

Feb 13   Treaty of Lisbon Spain recognizes Portugal   

Feb 23   Fire in Wiener Hofburg in Vienna, emperor Leopold I rescued.   

Mar 05   Francesco Gasparini, composer   

Mar 25   1st horse race in America takes place.   

Mar 25   The inaugural horse race in America takes place.   

Mar 26   England takes control of Bombay India.   

Mar 27   Clemens Thieme, composer, dies at 36   

Mar 27   English King Charles II gives Bombay to East India Company   

Apr 13   John Dryden (36) is recorded as becoming 1st English poet laureate   

May 02   1st peace of Aken: ends French-Spanish war in The Netherlands   

May 02   The inaugural peace of Aken ends French-Spanish war in The Netherlands   

May 02   The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends a brief War of Devolution waged over Louis XIV's claim to the Spanish possessions in the Belgian provinces following the death of his father-in-law Philip IV of Spain in 1665   

May 02   Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ends War of Devolution.   

May 08   Alain R Lesage, French author (Turcaret ou le Financier).   

May 23   Philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried   

Jun 21   Cajetan Kolberer, composer.   

Jul 06   Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist.   

Jul 07   Isaac Newton receives MA from Trinity College, Cambridge   

Jul 10   Adam-Nicolas Gascon, composer, dies at 45.   

Jul 13   Van Marco Cesti's opera "Il Pomo d'Oro," premieres in Vienna   

Aug 09   Francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64   

Aug 15   Rijnbond disbands   

Aug 23   Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies   

Sep 16   King John II Casimir of Poland steps down, flees to France.   

Sep 19   Polish king John II Kazimierz steps down/goes to France.   

Sep 19   William Waller, English soldier.   

Oct 09   Mass society storms palace of "heretics" Spanish gov Jose de Paternina.   

Oct 18   Johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94).   

Oct 23   Jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade   

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Jan 08   Jean gilles: Composer   

Mar 05   Francesco gasparini: Composer   

Mar 29   Thomas coram: Founder of the foundling hospital    

Apr 14   Magnus julius de la gardie: Swedish general    

Apr 20   Yuri troubetzkoy: Governor of belgorod   

May 08   Alain r lesage: French author (turcaret ou le financier)   

Jun 21   Cajetan kolberer: Composer   

Jun 23   Giambattista vico: Italian philosopher and historian    

Feb 21   John thurloe: English puritan spy (b. 1616)   

Mar 27   Clemens thieme: Composer,   

Apr 07   William davenant: English poet (b. 1606)   

May 23   Philips wouwerman: Haarlems painter, buried   

Jun 20   Heinrich roth: German sanskrit scholar (b. 1620)   

Jul 10   Adam-nicolas gascon: Composer,   

Aug 09   Francois anguier: French sculptor,    

Aug 23   Artus quellinus: Flemish sculptor (amsterdam townhall),