Page 2: Historical Events In 1673

Aug 09   Dutch recapture NY from English; regained by English in 1674.   

Aug 11   Richard Mead, London, physician.   

Aug 21   Isaac Sweers, Dutch fleet admiral/Civil rights activist, dies at 51.   

Aug 21   Sea battle at Kijkduin: De Ruyter defeats English and French fleet   

Aug 28   Conrad Michael Schneider, composer   

Aug 30   Leopold I, Spain, Netherlands and Lutherans form anti-French covenant.   

Sep 12   Prince Willem III occupies Naarden   

Sep 13   Hercule Brehy, composer   

Oct 26   Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11).   

Nov 09   British king Charles II fires earl of Shaftesbury   

Nov 10   Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki, king of Poland (16..-73), dies.   

Nov 11   Second Battle of Khotyn in the Ukraine, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski. defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets of Kazimierz Siemienowicz were successfully used   

Nov 12   Dutch troops under Willem III occupy Bonn.   

Nov 13   Prince Willem III/Raimundo earl Montecuccoli conquer Bonn.   

Nov 14   Michael Wisniowieki, King of Poland, dies.   

Nov 27   Anthonie Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 72   

Dec 12   Ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30).   

Dec 16   Juan de Padilla, composer, dies at 68.   

Dec 28   Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77   

Dec 31   Oliver St John, English statesman and judge.   

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Jan 06   1st duke of chandos: English aristocrat, eponym of handel's chandos anthems    

Jan 31   Louis de montfort: French catholic priest and saint    

Feb 06   Maximilian dietrich freisslich: Composer   

Mar 19   Pedro vaz rego: Composer   

Apr 16   Francesco feroci: Composer   

Apr 21   Wilhelmina amalia of brunswick: Holy roman empire empress    

May 08   Johann valentin eckelt: Composer   

May 29   Cornelis van bijnkershoek: Lawyer/president of high council   

Feb 02   Kaspar forster: Composer,    

Feb 17   Moliare: [jean baptiste poquelin], french author (learned lady),    

Mar 15   Salvatore rosa: Italian painter (baroque)/poet/music/actor,   

Mar 20   Augustyn kordecki: Polish prior (b. 1603)   

Mar 28   Adam pijnacker: Dutch landscape painter/etcher, buried at 51   

Apr 05   Francois caron: Admiral/governor (formosa), drowns at about 72   

May 07   Johannes teellinck: Dutch vicar,    

Jun 18   Jeanne mance: French canadian settler (b. 1606)