424 Historic Events for September 25
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| 1627 |
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Jacques-B‚nigne Bossuet, theologist
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| 1630 |
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Ambrogio Sp¡nola, Spanish marquis of Balbases, dies at about 61
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| 1639 |
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Suzuki Shosan, Samurai monk of Zen Buddhism, found awakening
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| 1639 |
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1st printing press in America
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| 1644 |
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Olaus Rímer, Denmark, 1st to accurately measured speed of light
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| 1654 |
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England and Denmark sign trade agreement
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| 1657 |
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Imre Th”k”ly, Hungary, patriot, opposed Habsburg rule
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| 1663 |
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Austrian Fort Neuh„usl surrenders to Turkish invasion army
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| 1680 |
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Samuel Butler, poet/satirist, dies
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| 1683 |
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Jean-Philippe Rameau, Dijon France, composer (Traite) (baptized)
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| 1690 |
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Publick Occurrences, 1st US (Boston) newspaper, publish 1st and last ed
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| 1714 |
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Jean-Benoit Leclair, composer
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| 1716 |
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Johann Christoph Pez, composer, dies at 52
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| 1718 |
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Louis E of Brunswick-Wolfenbttel, [Thick Duke], Austrian duke
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| 1725 |
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Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, designed and built 1st automobile
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| 1727 |
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Jacques Abbadie, French theologist, dies at about 73
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| 1729 |
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Christian G Heyne, German archaeologist
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| 1733 |
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Georg Motz, composer, dies at 79
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| 1734 |
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Louis RE prince de Rohan-Gu‚men‚, French archbishop of Straatsburg
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| 1741 |
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Vaclav Pichl, composer
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| 1744 |
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Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97)
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| 1752 |
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Carl Stenborg, composer
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| 1766 |
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Armand-Emmanuel, duc de Richelieu, French PM (1815-18, 1820-21)
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| 1775 |
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American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen captured
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| 1777 |
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English general William Howe conquers Philadelphia
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