Page 2: Historical Events In 1686

Oct 12   Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer.   

Oct 22   Georg Balthasar Schott, composer   

Nov 18   Charles Francois Felix operates on King Louis XIV of France's anal fistula after practicing the surgery on several peasants.   

Dec 11   Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65.   

Dec 19   Robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years (as per Defoe).   

Dec 25   Giovanni Battista Somis, composer.   

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Jan 17   Archibald bower: Scottish historian    

Jan 19   Hakuin ekakuborn: Japan, zen buddhist   

Jan 31   Hans egede: Norwegian lutheran missionary    

Feb 10   Johann f gronovius: Dutch physician/botany   

Feb 26   Godefroi l count d'estrades: French diplomat   

Apr 09   James craggs the younger: British politician   

Apr 19   Vasily tatishchev: Russian statesman   

Apr 28   Michael brokoff: Czech sculptor    

Jan 21   Nicolas-francois blondel: French architect,    

Jan 31   Jean mairet: French dramatist (b. 1604)   

Feb 08   Francois tak: Dutch diplomat on java, murdered   

Feb 10   William dugdale: Garter king of arms (1677-86),   

Feb 24   Ferdinando tacca: Italian painter/son of pietro tacca,    

Feb 26   Godefroi l earl d'estrades: French diplomat/marshal,    

Apr 06   Arthur annesley: 1st earl of anglesey, english royalist statesman (b. 1614)   

Apr 19   Antonio de solís y ribadeneyra: Spanish writer (b. 1610)