Page 2: Historical Events In 1678

Sep 17   France & Spain signs peace treaty on this day in history.   

Sep 28   "Pilgrim's Progress" published in the year 1678.   

Sep 29   France & Brandenburg signs peace treaty on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Wu San-kuei, gen, invited Manchus to China, dies trying to expel them in the year 1678.   

Oct 10   On this day in history john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)   

Oct 18   Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, dies at 63 in the year 1678.   

Oct 26   John Jenkins, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Brandenburgse troops occupy Greifswald in Sweden on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1678 erasmus Quellinus II [Quellien], Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 70   

Nov 18   Giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71), dies at 67 in the year 1678.   

Nov 30   On this day in history roman Catholics banned from English parliament   

Dec 02   Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Gotthard Wagner, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 30   William Croft, composer on this day in history.   

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Mar 03   In the year 1678 birth of madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)   

Mar 04   Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born in the year 1678.   

Mar 07   Filippo Juvara, Italian architect (d. 1736) was born in the year 1678.   

Mar 15   In the year 1678 birth of dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop   

Jul 06   In the year 1678 birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

Jul 26   On this day in history birth of joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11)   

Sep 16   On this day in history birth of henry St John, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751)   

Sep 29   On this day in history birth of adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (d. 1766)   

Jan 04   In the year 1678 johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

Jan 07   Johannes Flittner, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72 in the year 1678.   

Jan 29   Jeronimo Lobo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (b. 1593) died in the year 1678.   

Feb 10   Philip Vingboons, Amsterdam's master builder, buried died on this day in history.   

May 05   On this day in history anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70   

May 06   Joseph de La Barre, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Jun 02   On this day in history pieter the Great, regent/diplomat, dies at 63