Page 2: Historical Events In 1676

Oct 18   Nathaniel Bacon, rallied against Virginian govt, killed at 29   

Oct 20   Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61.   

Oct 25   Justus G Schottel [Schottelius], German linguistic/poet, dies at 64   

Oct 27   Poland and Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw   

Oct 30   Ahmed Koprulu, Turkish great vizer (siege of Candia, Kreta), dies.   

Nov 03   Kara Mustafa succeeds Ahmed Kiprulu as Turkish grand vizier   

Nov 06   King Carlos II of Spain is recorded as becoming of age (at 15)   

Nov 12   Giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer.   

Nov 16   1st colonial prision organized, Nantucket Mass   

Nov 16   inaugural colonial prison organized, Nantucket, Massachusetts.   

Dec 03   Battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen   

Dec 03   Daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried.   

Dec 04   Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt.   

Dec 04   Johann Georg Ebeling, composer, dies at 39.   

Dec 11   Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer   

Dec 19   Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist   

Dec 20   John Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, dies at 76.   

Dec 26   Domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies   

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Jan 19   John weldon: Composer   

Mar 17   Thomas boston: Scottish church leader   

Mar 27   Francis ii rákóczi: Leader of the hungarian uprising against the habsburg   

Apr 14   Ernst chreistian hesse: Composer   

Apr 17   Frederik i: Van hessen kassel, king of sweden (1720-51)   

Apr 23   King frederick i of sweden: King frederick i of sweden (d. 1751)   

May 28   Jacopo riccati: Italian mathematician    

Jun 06   Georg reidel: Composer   

Jan 14   Pier francesco cavalli: Italian (opera)composer,    

Jan 17   Pier francesco cavalli: Italian opera composer,   

Jan 29   Tsar alexis i of russia: Tsar alexis i of russia (b. 1629)   

Feb 08   Aleksei m romanov: 1st romanov-czar of russia,   

Feb 14   Abraham bosse: French engraver and artist   

Mar 21   Henri sauval: French historian (b. 1623)   

Apr 05   John winthrop: The younger, american politician (b. 1606)   

Apr 29   Michiel a de ruyter: Dutch rear-admiral, (newport), killed at 69