Page 2: Historical Events In 1678

Sep 17   France & Spain signs peace treaty in the year 1678.   

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

Sep 29   On this day in history france & Brandenburg signs peace treaty   

Oct 02   Wu San-kuei, gen, invited Manchus to China, dies trying to expel them on this day in history.   

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

Oct 18   On this day in history cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, dies at 63   

Oct 26   In the year 1678 john Jenkins, composer, dies   

Nov 05   In the year 1678 brandenburgse troops occupy Greifswald in Sweden   

Nov 07   On this day in history erasmus Quellinus II [Quellien], Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 70   

Nov 18   On this day in history giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer, dies at 36   

Nov 20   In the year 1678 charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56   

Nov 30   On this day in history andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71), dies at 67   

Nov 30   Roman Catholics banned from English parliament in the year 1678.   

Dec 02   Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) in the year 1678.   

Dec 03   Edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford in the year 1678.   

Dec 29   On this day in history gotthard Wagner, composer   

Dec 30   William Croft, composer in the year 1678.   

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Mar 03   On this day in history birth of madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)   

Mar 04   In the year 1678 birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)   

Mar 07   On this day in history birth of filippo Juvara, Italian architect (d. 1736)   

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   Henry St John, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751) was born in the year 1678.   

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   On this day in history johannes Flittner, composer, dies at 59   

Jan 24   Joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 10   On this day in history death of philip Vingboons, Amsterdam's master builder, buried   

May 05   Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 in the year 1678.   

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