404 Historic Events for January 7
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| 1611 |
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James Harrington, England, political author (Commonwealth of Oceans)
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| 1612 |
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Paul de La Pierre, composer
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| 1618 |
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Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor
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| 1622 |
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Germany and Transylvania sign Peace of Nikolsburg
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| 1630 |
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Composer Pier Cavalli marries rich widow Maria Sosomeno
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| 1634 |
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Adam Krieger, German composer
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| 1652 |
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Pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer/historian
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| 1653 |
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Bernhard Albinus, Germany, court-physician (Frederick of Prussia)
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| 1654 |
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Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp Neth, 1 dies
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| 1655 |
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Innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80
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| 1678 |
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Johannes Flittner, composer, dies at 59
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| 1685 |
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Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company
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| 1695 |
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Mary II Stuart, queen of England, dies at 32 [OS=Dec 28 1694]
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| 1698 |
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Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England
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| 1710 |
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Josef Antonin Sehling, composer
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| 1714 |
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Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)
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| 1721 |
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Rochus Aerts, Flemish sculptor, dies [or 1739]
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| 1722 |
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Antoine Coypel, French painter/poet, dies at 60
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| 1736 |
Death |
Ceslav Vanura, composer, dies at 41
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| 1755 |
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Gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49
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| 1758 |
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Allan Ramsay Sr, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), dies at 71
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| 1761 |
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Battle at Panipat India: Afghan army beats Mahratten
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| 1782 |
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1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia
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| 1784 |
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1st US seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia
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| 1785 |
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1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard and Jeffries)
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