Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33

Death

Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57

Death

Battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein

Event

Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded

Death

Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands

Event

Battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I)

Event

Charles III, Duke of Savoy

Birth

Duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector and imprisoned

Event

Count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen

Event

Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)

Birth

Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60

Death

Saxon army occupies Prague

Event

Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77

Death

Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56

Death

Sebastian Knupfer, composer, dies at 43

Death

John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)

Birth

Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)

Birth

King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England

Event

Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer

Birth

French govt proclaims strike on banknotes

Event

Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor (Nazarin, Le N“tre), dies at 80

Death

Alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61

Death

Henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen)

Birth

France declares war on emperor Charles VI

Event

Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe)

Birth