Steven Haghen, navigator/governor of Ambon (1617-18), dies at 61

Death

Andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies

Death

Steven van der Haghen, admiral/gov on Ambon 1617-8, dies at about 61

Death

Geeraerdt Brandt, Dutch theologist/poet/historian

Birth

Nikita Minin becomes patriarch of Russian-orthodox church

Event

Agostino Steffani, composer

Birth

Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, composer

Birth

Austrian Emperor Leopold I expels 4,000 Jews from Vienna

Event

Don Juan Domingo Zu¤iga y Fonseca becomes gov-gen of Southern Neth

Event

Vienna Austria expels Jews

Event

Nicolas Saboly, composer, dies at 61

Death

Pieter Langendijk, painter/etcher/playwright (Wiskunstenaars)

Birth

France declares war on England

Event

Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini)

Birth

Immanuel J Pyra, German poet (Temple of Real Poetry)

Birth

Geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral of Zealand, dies at 66

Death

North Carolina becomes a royal colony

Event

Johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogy/chronologist, dies at 73

Death

British capture Fort Niagara from French (7 Years' War)

Event

Theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor, dies

Death

Johann C Altnikol, German organist/klavecinist/composer, dies at 39

Death

Charlotte von Kalb, German writer

Birth

Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer

Birth

Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling Magna Carta

Event

Anna Symmes Harrison, Ohio, 9th 1st lady (1841)

Birth