Thomas Campion, English physician/composer/poet (Poemata), dies at 53

Death

Ferdinand van Apshoven de Jongere, Flemish painter, baptized

Birth

George Herbert, English poet, dies at 39

Death

Battle at Smolensk: Polish King Wladyslaw IV beats Russians

Event

Georgeana (York) Maine became the 1st incorporated American city

Event

Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian composer/organist, dies at 59

Death

Conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer

Birth

Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba arrest for witchcraft (Salem, MA)

Event

Benedict Schultheiss, composer, dies at 39

Death

Dieudonne Raick, composer

Birth

Josef Antonin Gurecky, composer

Birth

Peregrinus Pogl, composer

Birth

"The Spectator" begins publishing (London)

Event

Pieter Valck[x], South Netherland sculptor

Birth

Isfrid Kayser, composer, dies at 58

Death

Armand-Emmanuel Trial, composer

Birth

Jan Wagenaar, Dutch historian, dies at 63

Death

Luigi Vanvitelli, [Louis van Wittel], Italian architect, dies at 72

Death

Georg Christoph Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist, dies at 62

Death

Jacob Gottfried Weber, composer

Birth

L‚onard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, gov-general of Neth Indies (1826-30)

Birth

Penn becomes 1st US state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only)

Event

Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation

Event

E Kidner opens 1st cooking school, in Great Britain

Event

Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized

Event