Historical Events In 1675

Jan 01   Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon is recorded as becoming Spanish land guardian of S Neth   

Jan 05   Battle at Turkheim (Colmar) French army beats Brandenburg   

Jan 05   Battle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg   

Jan 08   1st American commercial corporation chartered (NY Fishing Co).   

Jan 08   inaugural American commercial corporation chartered (New York Fishing Co)   

Jan 08   The New York Fishing Company is recorded as becoming the inaugural corporation to be chartered in the U.S.   

Jan 31   Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts are discovered not guilty of witchcraft.   

Feb 09   Gerard Dou, Dutch painter, buried.   

Feb 17   Johann Melchior Conradi, composer.   

Feb 21   Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland   

Feb 26   Johann Philipp Treiber, composer.   

Mar 02   Prince William III installed as Governor of Overijssel   

Mar 04   John Flamsteed appointed 1st Astronomer Royal of England.   

Mar 04   John Flamsteed appointed inaugural Astronomer Royal of England   

Mar 17   Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer.   

Mar 31   Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Italy, Pope (1740-58)   

May 18   Jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37   

Jun 12   Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75), dies at 40.   

Jun 20   Abenaki, Massachusetts, Mohegan and Wampanoag indians form anti-English front under Metacom.   

Jun 22   Royal Greenwich Observatory established in England by Charles II.   

Jun 25   Battle at Rathenow: Brandenburgers beat Sweden.   

Jun 28   Battle at Fehrbellin: Brandenburgs army beats Sweden.   

Jul 05   Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials.   

Jul 12   Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer   

Jul 25   Nicolas Saboly, composer, dies at 61.   

Jul 27   Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne Vicomte de Turenne, gen (France), dies.   

Aug 06   Russian Czar Aleksei bans foreign hairs cut   

Aug 10   King Charles II lays foundation stone of Royal Observatory, Greenwich.   

Aug 12   Karl Rabenhaupt, German/Neth baron of Sucha/army leader, dies at 73.   

Aug 14   Johann Georg Christian Storl, composer.   

Aug 16   Bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300000 Jews, dies   

Sep 01   Malta plague epidemic in Malta killing 11300 people.   

Sep 03   Pieter Boel, Flemish painter/etcher, dies   

Sep 06   Swedish admiral Stenbock sails out with fleet of 66 ships.   

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Jan 16   Louis de rouvroy: Duc de saint-simon, french writer   

Feb 17   Johann melchior conradi: Composer   

Feb 21   Franz xaver josef von unertl: Bavarian politician    

Feb 26   Johann philipp treiber: Composer   

Feb 28   Guillaume delisle: French cartographer   

Mar 17   Petrus laurentius wockenfuss: Composer   

Mar 31   Benedict xiv: [prospero l lambertini], italy, pope (1740-58)   

May 29   Humphry ditton: English mathematician   

Feb 09   Gerard dou: Dutch painter, buried   

Mar 18   Arthur chichester: 1st earl of donegall, irish soldier (b. 1606)   

Apr 12   Richard bennett: British colonial governor of virginia (b. 1609)   

May 18   Jacques marquette jesuit/missionaries (chicago):    

May 27   Gaspard dughet: French painter (b. 1613)   

Jun 12   Charles emanuel ii: Duke of savoy (1638-75),    

Jul 25   Nicolas saboly: Composer,   

Jul 27   Henri de la tour d'auvergne vicomte de turenne: Gen (france),