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January–March

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January 22 Events Pre-1600 * 613 – Eight-month-old Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (''Caesar'') by his father Heraclius at Constantinople. * 871 – Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vi ...
(January 12, 1688 O.S.) –
Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution; gd, Rèabhlaid Ghlòrmhor; cy, Chwyldro Gogoneddus , also known as the ''Glorieuze Overtocht'' or ''Glorious Crossing'' in the Netherlands, is the sequence of events leading to the deposition of King James II and ...
in England: The Convention Parliament is convened to determine if King James II of England, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, vacated the throne when he fled to France, at the end of
1688 Events January–March * January 2 – Fleeing from the Spanish Navy, French pirate Raveneau de Lussan and his 70 men arrive on the west coast of Nicaragua, sink their boats, and make a difficult 10 day march to the city of Oco ...
. The settlement of this is agreed on
8 February Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. *1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al M ...
. *
January 30 Events Pre-1600 *1018 – Poland and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Peace of Bautzen. *1287 – King Wareru founds the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, and proclaims independence from the Pagan Kingdom. 1601–1900 *1607 – An estimated ...
– The first performance of the opera ''
Henrico Leone ''Henrico Leone'' (also ''Enrico Leone'') is an opera (''dramma per musica'') in three acts composed by Agostino Steffani to an Italian libretto by Ortensio Mauro. Based on the life of the powerful German prince Henry the Lion, the opera was f ...
'' composed by
Agostino Steffani Agostino Steffani (25 July 165412 February 1728) was an Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer. Biography Steffani was born at Castelfranco Veneto on 25 July 1654. As a boy he was admitted as a chorister at San Marco, Venice. In 1667, ...
takes place in Hannover to inaugurate the new royal theatre in the Leineschloss. *
February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a ...
(February 13, 1688 O.S.) –
William III William III or William the Third may refer to: Kings * William III of Sicily (c. 1186–c. 1198) * William III of England and Ireland or William III of Orange or William II of Scotland (1650–1702) * William III of the Netherlands and Luxembourg ...
and
Mary II Mary II (30 April 166228 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, William III & II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. Mary was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, and his first wife ...
are proclaimed co-rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland. * March 2
Nine Years' War The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarch ...
: As French forces leave, they set fire to
Heidelberg Castle Heidelberg Castle (german: Heidelberger Schloss) is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps. The castle has only been partially rebuilt since its demoli ...
, and the nearby town of Heidelberg. * March 22 (March 12 O.S.) – Start of the Williamite War in Ireland: The deposed James II of England lands with 6,000
French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
soldiers in Ireland, where there is a Catholic majority, hoping to use it as the base for a counter-coup. However, many Irish Catholics see him as an agent of Louis XIV of France, and refuse to support him. * March 27 – Japanese haiku master Bashō sets out on his last great voyage, which will result in the prose and verse classic '' Oku no Hosomichi'' ("Narrow Road to the Interior").


April–June

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April 4 Events Pre-1600 * 503 BC – Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrates a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines. * 190 – Dong Zhuo has his troops evacuate the capital Luoyang and burn it to the ground. * 611 – ...
– A total
lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth ...
is visible in central Asia. * April 11 (O.S.) –
William III William III or William the Third may refer to: Kings * William III of Sicily (c. 1186–c. 1198) * William III of England and Ireland or William III of Orange or William II of Scotland (1650–1702) * William III of the Netherlands and Luxembourg ...
and
Mary II Mary II (30 April 166228 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, William III & II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. Mary was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, and his first wife ...
are crowned in London as King and Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. Ireland does not recognise them yet, while the Estates of Scotland declare King James VII of Scotland deposed. * April 18 ** Boston revolt: Unpopular New England Governor Sir Edmund Andros and other officials are overthrown by a "mob" of Bostonians. Andros, an appointee of James II of England, is disliked for his support of the Church of England, and revocation of various colonial charters. ** The Siege of Derry begins in Ireland as former King James II arrives at the gates of
Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
and asks for its surrender during the Williamite War in Ireland. The Protestant defenders refuse and the siege lasts until August 1 when it is abandoned. . *
May 11 Events 1601–1900 *1812 – Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is Assassination of Spencer Perceval, assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons. *1813 – William Lawson (explorer), William Lawson, Grego ...
(May 1 O.S.) – **The
Battle of Bantry Bay The Battle of Bantry Bay was a naval engagement fought on 11 May 1689, a week before the declaration of the Nine Years' War. The English fleet was commanded by Admiral Arthur Herbert, created Earl of Torrington after the Battle; the French fl ...
begins during the Williamite War in Ireland as the French fleet under the Marquis de Châteaurenault is able to protect its transports, unloading supplies for James II, from the English Royal Navy under the Earl of Torrington, and withdraws unpursued. **William and Mary accept the Scottish throne a month after the Scottish Parliament votes to depose King James VII * May 12
Nine Years' War The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarch ...
: With England and the Netherlands now both ruled by
William III William III or William the Third may refer to: Kings * William III of Sicily (c. 1186–c. 1198) * William III of England and Ireland or William III of Orange or William II of Scotland (1650–1702) * William III of the Netherlands and Luxembourg ...
, they join the Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg), thus escalating the conflict, which continues until
1697 Events January–March * January 8 – Thomas Aikenhead is hanged outside Edinburgh, becoming the last person in Great Britain to be executed for blasphemy. * January 11 – French writer Charles Perrault releases the book ''Histoires ou ...
. This is also the effective beginning of King William's War, the first of four North American Wars (until
1763 Events January–March * January 27 – The seat of colonial administration in the Viceroyalty of Brazil is moved from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro. * February 1 – The Royal Colony of North Carolina officially creates Meck ...
) between English and French colonists, both sides allied to Native American tribes. The nature of the fighting is a series of raids on each other's settlements, across the Canadian and New England borders. *
May 24 Events Pre-1600 * 919 – The nobles of Franconia and Saxony elect Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as king of the East Frankish Kingdom. * 1218 – The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. * 1276 – Magnus La ...
– The Bill of Rights establishes constitutional monarchy in England, but with Roman Catholics barred from the throne. Parliament also passes the Act of Toleration, protecting
Protestants Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...
but with
Roman Catholics The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
intentionally excluded. This effectively concludes the
Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution; gd, Rèabhlaid Ghlòrmhor; cy, Chwyldro Gogoneddus , also known as the ''Glorieuze Overtocht'' or ''Glorious Crossing'' in the Netherlands, is the sequence of events leading to the deposition of King James II and ...
. * May 25 – The last hearth tax is collected in England and Wales. * May 31Leisler's Rebellion: Calvinist Jacob Leisler deposes lieutenant governor Francis Nicholson and assumes control of the Province of New York. *
June 5 Events Pre-1600 *1257 – Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. *1283 – Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and captures Charles II of Naples, Charles ...
– The
Convention of Estates The Convention of Estates of Scotland was a sister institution to the Scottish Parliament which sat from the early sixteenth century. Initially it was only attended by the clergy and nobles, but the burgh commissioners were later added. The Conven ...
adjourns in Scotland after 11 weeks and its members form a new Scottish parliament. * June 14 – The Duke of Gordon, a Scottish peer and Jacobite supporter, surrenders
Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock (Edinburgh), Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. ...
to Protestant attackers after holding out for 20 days following the
Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution; gd, Rèabhlaid Ghlòrmhor; cy, Chwyldro Gogoneddus , also known as the ''Glorieuze Overtocht'' or ''Glorious Crossing'' in the Netherlands, is the sequence of events leading to the deposition of King James II and ...
.


July–September

* July 25 – The Council of Wales and the Marches is abolished. * July 27
First Jacobite rising The Glorious Revolution; gd, Rèabhlaid Ghlòrmhor; cy, Chwyldro Gogoneddus , also known as the ''Glorieuze Overtocht'' or ''Glorious Crossing'' in the Netherlands, is the sequence of events leading to the deposition of King James II and ...
: Battle of Killiecrankie near Pitlochry in
Perthshire Perthshire (locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, ...
– Scottish
Covenanter Covenanters ( gd, Cùmhnantaich) were members of a 17th-century Scottish religious and political movement, who supported a Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and the primacy of its leaders in religious affairs. The name is derived from ''Covenan ...
supporters of
William III William III or William the Third may refer to: Kings * William III of Sicily (c. 1186–c. 1198) * William III of England and Ireland or William III of Orange or William II of Scotland (1650–1702) * William III of the Netherlands and Luxembourg ...
and
Mary II Mary II (30 April 166228 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, William III & II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. Mary was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, and his first wife ...
(under Hugh Mackay) are defeated by
Jacobite Jacobite means follower of Jacob or James. Jacobite may refer to: Religion * Jacobites, followers of Saint Jacob Baradaeus (died 578). Churches in the Jacobite tradition and sometimes called Jacobite include: ** Syriac Orthodox Church, sometimes ...
supporters of James II, but the latter's leader, John Graham, Viscount Dundee, is killed.
Hand grenade A grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called hand grenade), but can also refer to a shell (explosive projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher. A modern hand grenade genera ...
s are used in action. * July 28 – English sailors break through a floating boom across the
River Foyle The River Foyle () is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of the island of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Ty ...
, to end the siege of Derry after 105 days. *
August 2 Events Pre-1600 *338 BC – A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean. *216 BC – The Carthaginian arm ...
Boston Revolt: Edmund Andros, former governor of the Dominion of New England, escapes from Boston to Connecticut, but is recaptured. * August 5
Beaver Wars The Beaver Wars ( moh, Tsianì kayonkwere), also known as the Iroquois Wars or the French and Iroquois Wars (french: Guerres franco-iroquoises) were a series of conflicts fought intermittently during the 17th century in North America throughout t ...
: Lachine massacre – A force of 1,500 Iroquois largely destroys the village of Lachine, New France. * August 12Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi, b. 1611), Pope since
1676 Events January–March * January 29 – Feodor III of Russia, Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia. * January 31 – Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, the oldest institution of higher education in Central America, is fo ...
, dies. He played a major part in founding both the League of Augsburg, against Louis XIV, and the Holy League, against the Ottoman Empire. * August 20 – A large Williamite force under Marshal Schomberg begins the siege of Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland, which surrenders on August 27. *
August 21 Events Pre-1600 * 959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège. * 1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars. *1169 – Battle o ...
– First Jacobite rising: Battle of Dunkeld – Covenanters defeat the
Jacobite Jacobite means follower of Jacob or James. Jacobite may refer to: Religion * Jacobites, followers of Saint Jacob Baradaeus (died 578). Churches in the Jacobite tradition and sometimes called Jacobite include: ** Syriac Orthodox Church, sometimes ...
s in Scotland. * August 23 – **Roman Catholic cardinals convene in Rome for a
papal conclave A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. Catholics consider the pope to be the Apostolic succession, apostolic successor of Saint ...
to elect a successor to Pope Innocent XI. The conclave lasts until October 6. **Gravely ill, the Empress Xiaoyiren is proclaimed empress by her husband, China's Emperor Kangxi, after having been Imperial Noble Consort since 1682. She dies the next day. * August 27
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
and Russia sign the Treaty of Nerchinsk. * September 8 – The Siege of Mainz (in the modern-day Rheinland-Pfalz state of Germany), which had started on June 1, ends after almost three months, as French General Nicolas Chalon du Blé surrenders the walled city to the armies of Austria and the Dutch Republic. * September 9 – King William brings England into a military alliance with the Holy Roman Empire in a fight against France in the Nine Years War. * September 24 – The Holy Roman Empire wins the Battle of Niš, fought against the Ottoman Empire during the
Great Turkish War The Great Turkish War (german: Großer Türkenkrieg), also called the Wars of the Holy League ( tr, Kutsal İttifak Savaşları), was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League consisting of the Holy Roman Empire, Pola ...
in modern-day Serbia. *
September 28 Events Pre-1600 *48 BC – Pompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, whereupon he is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy XIII. * 235 – Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus ...
and 29 – A total
lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth ...
is visible in eastern America, western Europe and west Africa.


October–December

* October 6 – The papal conclave in Rome unanimously elects Pietro Vito Ottoboni as the new Pope. Ottoboni takes the name Alexander VIII and succeeds
Pope Innocent XI Pope Innocent XI ( la, Innocentius XI; it, Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 to his death on August 12, 1689. Poli ...
, to become the 241st pope, the first Venetian to hold the office in over 200 years. * October 26
Skopje fire of 1689 The fire of Skopje started on 26 October 1689 and lasted for two days, burning much of the city; only some stone-built structures, such as the fortress and some churches and mosques, were relatively undamaged. The fire had a disastrous effect on ...
occurs, lasting for two days and burning much of the city. * November 11 – The Siege of Larache in Morocco ends when the Spanish troops surrender to Mawlay Ismail and the Moroccan forces. * November 22
Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...
decrees the construction of the
Great Siberian Road The Siberian Route (russian: Сибирский тракт; ''Sibirsky trakt''), also known as the Moscow Highway (, Московский тракт) and Great Highway (, Большой тракт), was a historic route that connected European Rus ...
to China. * December 10 – A great comet is visible from Pekin and sightings continue until December 24th, including many sightings from Dutch ships near the equator. * December 16Convention Parliament – The English Bill of Rights is officially declared in force. * December 22 – A serious earthquake strikes
Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...
, Austria.


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Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...
plots to overthrow his half-sister
Sophia Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek. It may refer to: *Sophia (wisdom) *Sophia (Gnosticism) *Sophia (given name) Places *Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu *Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana *Sophia, North Carolina, an unincorpor ...
as regent of Russia. * Supporters of William of Orange seize Liverpool Castle in the north west of England. * The English East India Company expands its influence, and a Committee of the House of Commons is formed to deal with the concerns of the Company. *
Valvasor Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor ( sl, Janez Vajkard Valvasor, ) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May 1641 – September or October 1693) was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, p ...
's '' The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola'' is printed in Nuremberg. * The first documented performance of the opera '' Dido and Aeneas'' by
Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer. Purcell's style of Baroque music was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest E ...
takes place at Josias Priest's girls' school in Chelsea, London, with a libretto based on the '' Aeneid by Virgil. * Boston suffers a smallpox epidemic.


Births


January

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January 7 Events Pre-1600 *49 BC – The Senate of Rome says that Caesar will be declared a public enemy unless he disbands his army. This prompts the tribunes who support him to flee to Ravenna, where Caesar is waiting. * 1325 – Alfonso IV ...
Robert Murray, Brigadier-General, Scottish soldier, Member of Parliament (d.
1738 Events January–March * January 1 – At least 664 African slaves drown, when the Dutch West Indies Company slave ship ''Leusden'' capsizes and sinks in the Maroni River, during its arrival in Surinam. The Dutch crew escape ...
) * January 11
Charles Parkin Charles Parkin (1689–1765) was an English clergyman and antiquarian. He was rector of Oxburgh in Norfolk, and assisted Francis Blomefield on his history of the county, completing it after Blomefield's death. Life The son of William Parkin of L ...
, English clergyman and antiquarian (d.
1765 Events January–March * January 23 – Prince Joseph of Austria marries Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria in Vienna. * January 29 – One week before his death, Mir Jafar, who had been enthroned as the Nawab of Bengal and ru ...
) *
January 15 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. * 1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of ...
Giovanni Gaetano Bottari, Italian scholar and critic (d.
1775 Events Summary The American Revolutionary War began this year, with the first military engagement being the April 19 Battles of Lexington and Concord on the day after Paul Revere's now-legendary ride. The Second Continental Congress t ...
) *
January 16 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. * 378 – General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spear ...
Edmond Jean François Barbier Edmond Jean François Barbier (16 January 1689 – 29 January 1771) was a French jurisconsult of the parliament and author of a historical journal of the time of Louis XV. He was born in Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous ...
, French historian (d.
1771 Events January– March * January 5 – The Great Kalmyk (Torghut) Migration is led by Ubashi Khan, from the east bank of the Lower Volga River back to the homeland of Dzungaria, at this time under Qing Dynasty rule. * January 9 ...
) * January 18 ** Montesquieu, French social commentator and political thinker (d.
1755 Events January–March * January 23 (O. S. January 12, Tatiana Day, nowadays celebrated on January 25) – Moscow University is established. * February 13 – The kingdom of Mataram on Java is divided in two, creating the ...
) **
Jan Abel Wassenbergh Jan Abel Wassenbergh (18 January 1689, Groningen – ca. 20 July 1750, Groningen), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography According to Jan van Gool and the RKD he first studied law and then took drawing lessons ...
, painter from the Northern Netherlands (d.
1750 Various sources, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, use the year 1750 as a baseline year for the end of the pre-industrial era. Events January–March * January 13 – The Treaty of Madrid between Spain ...
) * January 21 – Daniel Henchman (publisher), Daniel Henchman, bookseller (d. 1761) *
January 22 Events Pre-1600 * 613 – Eight-month-old Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (''Caesar'') by his father Heraclius at Constantinople. * 871 – Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vi ...
– Philibert Orry, French politician (d. 1747) * January 23 – Joseph Ames (author), Joseph Ames, English bibliographer and antiquary (d. 1759) * January 24 – Gaspare Diziani, Italian painter (d. 1767) * January 29 – James Rait, Bishop of Brechin (d. 1777)


February

* February 1 – Thomas Jenner (theologian), Thomas Jenner, English academic (d. 1768) * February 3 – Blas de Lezo, admiral of the Spanish Empire (d. 1741) *
February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a ...
– Leonardo Antonio Olivieri, Italian painter (d. 1752) * c.
February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a ...
– Samuel Bellamy, English pirate captain (d. 1717) * February 27 ** Pietro Gnocchi, Italian composer (d.
1775 Events Summary The American Revolutionary War began this year, with the first military engagement being the April 19 Battles of Lexington and Concord on the day after Paul Revere's now-legendary ride. The Second Continental Congress t ...
) ** John Roosevelt (politician), John Roosevelt, American businessman and alderman (d.
1750 Various sources, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, use the year 1750 as a baseline year for the end of the pre-industrial era. Events January–March * January 13 – The Treaty of Madrid between Spain ...
) ** Maximilian Emanuel of Württemberg-Winnental, German noble (d. 1709)


March

* March 3 – Thomas Ingoldsby (politician), Thomas Ingoldsby, British politician (d. 1768) * March 7 – Charles-Michel Mesaiger, Jesuit priest (d. 1766) * March 11 ** Roger Handasyd, British Army officer (d.
1763 Events January–March * January 27 – The seat of colonial administration in the Viceroyalty of Brazil is moved from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro. * February 1 – The Royal Colony of North Carolina officially creates Meck ...
) ** Nanbu Toshimoto, mid-Edo period Japanese samurai, the 6th daimyō of Morioka Domain (d. 1725) * March 19 – Pierre-Joseph Alary, French ecclesiastic and writer (d. 1770) * March 20 – Thomas Robie, Colonial American scientist and physician (d. 1729) * March 25 – Peder Hersleb, Norwegian bishop (d. 1757) * March 26 – Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria (1689–1743), Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria, Austrian Royal (d. 1743)


April

* April 2 – Arthur Dobbs, Irish politician, governor of the Province of North Carolina (d.
1765 Events January–March * January 23 – Prince Joseph of Austria marries Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria in Vienna. * January 29 – One week before his death, Mir Jafar, who had been enthroned as the Nawab of Bengal and ru ...
) * April 5 – William Holmes (academic), William Holmes, English academic and Dean of Exeter (d. 1748) * April 14 – William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine, Scottish army officer and Jacobite leader (d. 1746) * April 15 – Richard Ward (governor), Richard Ward, American colonial governor (d.
1763 Events January–March * January 27 – The seat of colonial administration in the Viceroyalty of Brazil is moved from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro. * February 1 – The Royal Colony of North Carolina officially creates Meck ...
) * April 18 – Marie Anne de Bourbon (1689–1720), Marie Anne de Bourbon, French noble (d. 1720) * April 21 – Johann Jakob Fried, German obstetrician (d. 1769) * April 24 – Giovanni Antonio Faldoni, Italian painter and engraver (d. 1770) * April 30 – Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou, French politician (d. 1749)


May

* May 1 – Martha Fowke, English poet (d. 1736) * May 2 – Franz de Paula Ferg, Austrian painter (d. 1740) * May 5 – John Tufts (music educator), John Tufts, American minister and music educator (d.
1750 Various sources, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, use the year 1750 as a baseline year for the end of the pre-industrial era. Events January–March * January 13 – The Treaty of Madrid between Spain ...
) * May 10 – José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda, Royal Governor of Chile (d. 1767) *
May 11 Events 1601–1900 *1812 – Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is Assassination of Spencer Perceval, assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons. *1813 – William Lawson (explorer), William Lawson, Grego ...
– Heinrich Karl Ludwig de Herault, Prussian Army general (d. 1757) * May 15 – Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, writer and poet from England (d. 1762) * May 16 – Samuel Adams Sr., American brewer (d. 1748) * May 21 – André-François Deslandes, French philosopher (d. 1757) *
May 24 Events Pre-1600 * 919 – The nobles of Franconia and Saxony elect Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as king of the East Frankish Kingdom. * 1218 – The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. * 1276 – Magnus La ...
– Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, British politician (d. 1769) * May 27 – Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein, Archbishop of Salzburg (d. 1753) * May 28 – Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel, German prince (d. 1753) * May 29 – Louis de Gramont, 6th Duke of Gramont, French general (d. 1745)


June

* June 1 – Henri François, comte de Ségur, French general (d. 1751) * June 2 – Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, British politician, bibliophile, collector and patron of the arts (d. 1741) * June 6 – Algernon Coote, 6th Earl of Mountrath, Irish politician (d. 1744) * June 7 – Antoine Louis Rouillé, French noble (d. 1761) * June 12 – Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet, British politician; (d. 1732) * June 19 – Montague Blundell, 1st Viscount Blundell, Irish Viscount (d. 1756) * June 23 – George Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull, British diplomat (d. 1758) * June 24 – Giovanni Casini, Portrait painter and sculptor (d. 1748) * June 26 ** Edward Holyoke, American academic administrator, 9th president of Harvard (d. 1769) ** James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, English noble (d. 1716)


July

* July 6 – Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein, Roman Catholic archbishop (d.
1763 Events January–March * January 27 – The seat of colonial administration in the Viceroyalty of Brazil is moved from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro. * February 1 – The Royal Colony of North Carolina officially creates Meck ...
) * July 9 – Alexis Piron, French writer (d. 1773) * July 14 – Antoine Gaubil, French missionary (d. 1759) * July 15 – Mary Montagu, Duchess of Montagu (1689–1751), Mary Montagu, Duchess of Montagu (d. 1751) * July 16 – Samuel Molyneux, Irish politician (d. 1728) * July 17 – Christian, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels (d.
1755 Events January–March * January 23 (O. S. January 12, Tatiana Day, nowadays celebrated on January 25) – Moscow University is established. * February 13 – The kingdom of Mataram on Java is divided in two, creating the ...
) * July 21 – John Quincy, American soldier and politician (d. 1767) * July 22 – Szymon Czechowicz, Polish artist (d.
1775 Events Summary The American Revolutionary War began this year, with the first military engagement being the April 19 Battles of Lexington and Concord on the day after Paul Revere's now-legendary ride. The Second Continental Congress t ...
) * July 24 – Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne (d. 1700) * July 26 – Maria Anna Josepha Althann, Spanish noble (d.
1755 Events January–March * January 23 (O. S. January 12, Tatiana Day, nowadays celebrated on January 25) – Moscow University is established. * February 13 – The kingdom of Mataram on Java is divided in two, creating the ...
)


August

* August 1 – Pedro de Calatayud, writer (d. 1773) * August 3 – Ladislas Ignace de Bercheny, Marshal of France (d. 1778) * August 4 – James Cotter the Younger, Leader of the Catholics of Cork (d. 1720) * August 7 – Henric Benzelius, Swedish archbishop (d. 1758) * August 8 – Wenzel Lorenz Reiner, Czech painter (d. 1743) * August 19 – Samuel Richardson, English writer and printer (d. 1761) *
August 21 Events Pre-1600 * 959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège. * 1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars. *1169 – Battle o ...
– Josep Prades i Gallent, Organist and composer (d. 1757)


September

* September 1 ** Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, Czech architect (d. 1751) ** Philipp Segesser, Swiss missionary (d. 1762) * September 4 ** Hugh Bethell (died 1747), Hugh Bethell, British Member of Parliament (d. 1747) ** Thomas Lawrence (mayor), Thomas Lawrence, American mayor (d. 1754) ** Anna Sophie Schack, Danish noblewoman (d. 1760) * September 13 – Johan Fredrik Peringskiöld, Swedish translator (d. 1725) * September 17 – Ferdinand Charles, comte d'Aspremont-Lynden, army general (d. 1772) * September 18 – Gabriel Malagrida, Italian missionary (d. 1761) * September 21 – Jan Klemens Branicki, Polish noble (d.
1771 Events January– March * January 5 – The Great Kalmyk (Torghut) Migration is led by Ubashi Khan, from the east bank of the Lower Volga River back to the homeland of Dzungaria, at this time under Qing Dynasty rule. * January 9 ...
) * September 22 – Catharina Backer, painter from the Northern Netherlands (d. 1766) * September 23 – Antonio Denzio, Italian opera singer (d.
1763 Events January–March * January 27 – The seat of colonial administration in the Viceroyalty of Brazil is moved from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro. * February 1 – The Royal Colony of North Carolina officially creates Meck ...
) * September 24 – Johann Adam Steinmetz, German pastor (d. 1762) * September 26 – Nijō Yoshitada, Japanese noble (d. 1737) * September 27 – Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby, English noble and politician (d. 1776) * September 29 – Henry Perrot, British Member of Parliament (d. 1740) * September 30 – Jacques Aubert, French composer and violinist (d. 1753)


October

* October 10 – Francesco Maria Pratilli, Italian priest, antiquarian, famed for skilled forgeries (d.
1763 Events January–March * January 27 – The seat of colonial administration in the Viceroyalty of Brazil is moved from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro. * February 1 – The Royal Colony of North Carolina officially creates Meck ...
) * October 15 – Nicolas-Ignace de Beaubois, French missionary (d. 1770) * October 22 ** King John V of Portugal, Portuguese king (d.
1750 Various sources, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, use the year 1750 as a baseline year for the end of the pre-industrial era. Events January–March * January 13 – The Treaty of Madrid between Spain ...
) ** Matthew Skinner, English serjeant-at-law, judge and politician (d. 1749) * October 29 – Tokugawa Yoshimichi, daimyo (d. 1713) * October 31 – Mildmay Fane, British politician (d. 1715)


November

* November 2 ** Michael Cox (archbishop of Cashel), Michael Cox, Anglican archbishop in Ireland (d. 1779) ** Charles-François Panard, French chansonnier and poet (d.
1765 Events January–March * January 23 – Prince Joseph of Austria marries Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria in Vienna. * January 29 – One week before his death, Mir Jafar, who had been enthroned as the Nawab of Bengal and ru ...
) ** Joan Paul Schaghen, Dutch governor (d. 1746) * November 3 ** Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Czech composer (d. 1742) ** John Crowley (1659–1728), John Crowley, British Member of Parliament (d. 1728) * November 4 – Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Louriçal, Portuguese nobleman and statesman (d. 1742) * November 6 ** Reynolds Calthorpe (1689–1714), Reynolds Calthorpe, politician (d. 1714) ** Christoph Schütz, German theologian (d.
1750 Various sources, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, use the year 1750 as a baseline year for the end of the pre-industrial era. Events January–March * January 13 – The Treaty of Madrid between Spain ...
) * November 8 – Henry XXXV, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (d. 1758) * November 17 – Jean François Foppens, Flemish historian (d. 1761) * November 21 – Jacques I, Prince of Monaco, Prince consort of Monaco (d. 1751) * November 29 – Johann Theodor Eller, German chemist and physician (d. 1760) * November 30 ** Lars Gathenhielm, Swedish privateer (d. 1718) ** Joseph Wamps, French painter (d. 1744)


December

* December 1 – Hieronymus Albrecht Hass, harpsichord maker (d. 1752) * December 4 – Gottfried Lengnich, historian and politician (d. 1774) * December 8 – Albert Wolfgang of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Titular margrave of Brandenburg, imperial general (d. 1734) * December 11 – Ignatius van der Beken, Flemish painter (d. 1774) * December 14 – Agostino Veracini, Italian painter (d. 1762) * December 21 – Arthur Ingram, 6th Viscount of Irvine, British peer and politician (d. 1736) * December 23 – Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (d.
1755 Events January–March * January 23 (O. S. January 12, Tatiana Day, nowadays celebrated on January 25) – Moscow University is established. * February 13 – The kingdom of Mataram on Java is divided in two, creating the ...
) * December 24 – Frans van Mieris the Younger, Dutch painter (d.
1763 Events January–March * January 27 – The seat of colonial administration in the Viceroyalty of Brazil is moved from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro. * February 1 – The Royal Colony of North Carolina officially creates Meck ...
) * December 27 – Jacob August Franckenstein, Encyclopedia editor, professor (d. 1733)


Deaths


January

* January 6 ** Cristoforo Ivanovich, Venetian historian and librettist of Serb origin (b. 1628) ** Bishop Seth Ward (bishop of Salisbury), Seth Ward, Bishop of Salisbury, mathematician and astronomer (b. 1617) * January 9 – Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 4th Baronet, English politician (b. 1632) *
January 16 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. * 378 – General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spear ...
– Gilbert Holles, 3rd Earl of Clare, English politician (b. 1633) * January 18 ** Ernest Günther I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (b. 1609) ** Humphrey Lloyd (bishop), Humphrey Lloyd, British bishop (b. 1610) * January 24 – Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave, English peer and Jacobite supporter (b. 1661) * January 27 ** Robert Aske (merchant), Robert Aske, merchant & haberdasher in the City of London (b. 1619) ** Sir Henry Beaumont, 2nd Baronet, English politician (b. 1638) ** Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper, English noble and colonial governor of Virginia (b. 1635) * January 28 – Bernardino Corniani, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Pula (b. 1626) * January 29 – Maria van Cortlandt van Rensselaer, Dutch director of Rensselaerswyck (Albany, New York) (b. 1645) * January 31 – Manuel de Herrera, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Durango (b. 1635)


February

* February 1 – Sir John Borlase, 2nd Baronet, English politician (b. 1642) * February 4 – Moshe ben Yonatan Galante, Ottoman rabbi (b. 1621) * February 5 – William Coddington Jr., Rhode Island colonial governor (b. 1651) * February 6 – Metcalfe Robinson, English politician (b. 1629) * February 8 – Sir John Gell, 2nd Baronet, English politician (b. 1613) * February 12 – Marie Louise d'Orléans, Queen of Spain as the wife of King Charles II (b. 1662) * February 13 – Carlo Pio di Savoia, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1622) * February 18 – Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, Spanish politician and military personnel (b. 1635) * February 19 – Khushal Khattak, Afghan poet (b. 1613) * February 21 – Isaac Vossius, Dutch classical scholar (b. 1618) * February 22 – Willem Ogier, Flemish playwright (b. 1618) * February 24 – Elsa Elisabeth Brahe, Swedish countess and duchess (b. 1632) * February 28 – Thomas Benedict, American settler (b. 1617)


March

* March 7 – Franz Johann von Vogt von Altensumerau und Prasberg, Bishop of Constance (b. 1611) * March 8 – Alexander Parker (Quaker), Alexander Parker, British minister (b. 1628) * March 9 – François Adhémar de Monteil, French priest, Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (b. 1603) * March 10 – Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (b. 1620) * March 11 ** Kim Ik-hun, Korean General and philosopher, solder, politician (b. 1619) ** Sambhaji, High Protector of the Maratha Empire (b. 1657) * March 14 – Anthony Coucheron, Norwegian engineer (b. 1650) * March 15 – Yolo (prince), Yolo, Qing dynasty prince (b. 1625) * March 18 – John Dixwell, regicide (b. 1607) * March 24 ** Thomas Ballard, American politician (b. 1630) ** Michiel ten Hove, Grand Pensionary of Holland (b. 1640) * March 26 – Gabriel Milan, Governor of the Danish West Indies (b. 1631) * March 29 – Sir John Hotham, 2nd Baronet, Member of the House of Commons of England (b. 1632) * March 30 – Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Polish philosopher (b. 1634) * March 31 – Tommaso Caracciolo (bishop of Gerace), Tommaso Caracciolo, Bishop of Gerace (b. 1640)


April

*
April 4 Events Pre-1600 * 503 BC – Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrates a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines. * 190 – Dong Zhuo has his troops evacuate the capital Luoyang and burn it to the ground. * 611 – ...
– Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria, youngest surviving daughter of Ferdinand III (b. 1654) * April 12 – John Hunting (settler), John Hunting, first ruling elder of the church of Dedham, Massachusetts (b. 1602) * April 14 – Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna, Italian noble (b. 1637) * April 16 – Aphra Behn, British playwright, poet and spy (b. 1640) * April 18 – George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, Welsh judge, aka the Hanging Judge (b. 1645) * April 19 – Christina, Queen of Sweden, ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654 (b. 1626) * April 22 – Thomas Proby, English politician (b. 1632)


May

*
May 11 Events 1601–1900 *1812 – Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is Assassination of Spencer Perceval, assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons. *1813 – William Lawson (explorer), William Lawson, Grego ...
– Charles Goodall (poet), Charles Goodall, English poet (b. 1671) * May 12 – Sir John Reresby, 2nd Baronet, English politician and diarist (b. 1634) * May 15 – Jean Paul Médaille, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1618) * May 20 – Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Funchal of Olinda (b. 1630) * May 23 – Charles Erskine, Earl of Mar, Scottish noble (b. 1650) * May 25 – Charles Errard, French painter (b. 1606)


June

* June 4 – René Gaultier de Varennes, New France governor (b. 1635) * June 7 – Alphonse de Berghes, Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1624) * June 8 – Decio Azzolino, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1623) * June 9 – François Bonnemer, French painter and engraver (b. 1638) * June 10 – Christophe Veyrier, sculptor (b. 1637) * June 13 – William Annand (minister), William Annand, Minister of the Church of Scotland and the Church of England (b. 1633) * June 14 – Conyers Darcy, 1st Earl of Holderness, English noble (b. 1598) * June 17 ** Jan Baptist de Crépu, Flemish painter and army officer (b. 1631) ** Marcin Zamoyski, Polish noble (b. 1637) * June 20 ** Willem Coucheron, Dutch general in the Dano-Norwegian army (b. 1600) ** Richard Sherlock (priest), Richard Sherlock, English Anglican priest (b. 1612) * June 21 – Thomas Blanchet, French painter (b. 1614) * June 25 – William Thomas (bishop of Worcester), William Thomas, Welsh Anglican bishop (b. 1613) * June 27 – Richard Waldron, colonial settler, acting President of the Province of New Hampshire (b. 1615) * June 28 – Thomas Mainwaring, English politician (b. 1623)


July

* July 1 – Anne Crawford-Lindsay, Scottish nobility (b. 1631) * July 2 – Edward Villiers (1620–1689), Edward Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (b. 1620) * July 7 – Princess Louise of Savoy, Hereditary Princess of Baden-Baden (b. 1627) * July 8 ** Menahem Mendel Auerbach, Austrian banker and rabbi (b. 1620) ** Edward Wooster, English Connecticut pioneer (b. 1622) * July 19 – Song Si-yeol, Korean philosopher (b. 1607) * July 23 – Frederick Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg, German noble (b. 1665) * July 27 – John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee, Scottish general (b. 1648)


August

* August 6 – Princess Dorothea Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Electress of Brandenburg (b. 1636) * August 9 – Dionisio Lazzari, Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1617) * August 12
Pope Innocent XI Pope Innocent XI ( la, Innocentius XI; it, Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 to his death on August 12, 1689. Poli ...
, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1611) * August 13 – Count Maximilian I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (b. 1636) * August 15 – John Gregory (settler), John Gregory, Connecticut settler (b. 1612) * August 17 ** William Boynton, English politician (b. 1641) ** Thomas Street (astronomer), Thomas Street, astronomer (b. 1621) * August 20 – Antonio Marinari, Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia-Velletri, Titular Bishop of Thagaste (b. 1605) *
August 21 Events Pre-1600 * 959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège. * 1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars. *1169 – Battle o ...
– William Cleland (poet), William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier (b. c. 1661) * August 28 ** Claude-Jean Allouez, French Jesuit missionary and explorer of North America (b. 1622) ** Alexander Coosemans, Flemish still life painter (b. 1627) * August 29 – Curwen Rawlinson (MP), Curwen Rawlinson, English politician (b. 1641) * August 30 – John Lake (bishop), John Lake, English bishop (b. 1624)


September

* September 6 – Torii Tadanori, Daimyo who ruled the Takatō Domain in Shinano Province (b. 1646) * September 9 – Jane Lane, Lady Fisher, English Royalist (b. 1626) * September 10 – John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse, English politician and noble (b. 1614) * September 13 – Ciro Ferri, Italian painter, engraver, sculptor and architect (b. 1634) * September 15 ** Balthasar Cellarius, German theologian (b. 1614) ** Timoléon Cheminais de Montaigu, French theologian (b. 1652) * September 18 – Sir Richard Head, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1600) * September 26 – August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (b. 1652) * September 30 – Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Bohemian noble (b. 1641)


October

* October 1 – Alexander Voet the Elder, Flemish engraver (b. 1608) * October 4 – Quirinus Kuhlmann, German Baroque poet and mystic (b. 1651) * October 11 – Fyodor Shaklovity, Russian diplomat (b. 1640) * October 13 – George Ent, English scientist and physician; (b. 1604) * October 14 – Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Swedish prince (b. 1629) * October 15 – Sir Edward Dering, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1650) * October 24 – Stephan Farffler, German inventor (b. 1633) * October 25 – Joseph Maynard, English politician (b. 1639) * October 30 – Pier Antonio Capobianco, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Lacedonia (b. 1619)


November

* November 9 – Enea Silvio Piccolomini (general), Enea Silvio Piccolomini, imperial general (b. 1651) * November 12 – Justus de Verwer, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1625) * November 13 ** Matteo Borboni, Italian painter (b. 1610) ** Philipp von Zesen, German poet (b. 1619) * November 16 – Cornelis Mahu, Flemish painter (b. 1613) * November 18 – Jacob van der Ulft, painter from the Northern Netherlands (b. 1621) * November 19 – Elizabeth Cavendish, Countess of Devonshire, English noblewoman; (b. 1619) * November 20 – Samuel Peterson, American city founder (b. 1639) * November 24 – Carey Dillon, 5th Earl of Roscommon, Irish nobleman and professional soldier (b. 1627) * November 26 – Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (b. 1635)


December

* December 2 – George Speke, English politician (b. 1623) * December 6 – Pjetër Bogdani, Albanian priest and writer (b. c. 1630) * December 12 – Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder, French painter (b. 1612) * December 15 – Anne Neville (abbess), Anne Neville, abbess of Pontoise (b. 1605) * December 16 ** Cornelis Geelvinck, Dutch mayor (b. 1621) ** Thomas Wyndham (of Witham Friary), Thomas Wyndham, English Member of Parliament (b. 1640) * December 25 – Oliver Montagu, English Member of Parliament (b. 1655) * December 27 – Gervase Bryan, English clergyman (b. 1622) * December 28 – Pietro Montanini, Italian painter (b. 1626) * December 29 ** Olfert Dapper, Dutch physician and writer (b. 1636) ** George Kinnaird, 1st Lord Kinnaird, Scottish aristocrat (b. 1622) ** Françoise Bertaut de Motteville, French writer (b. 1621) ** Thomas Sydenham, English physician (b. 1624) * December 31 ** Felipe Fernandez de Pardo, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Manila (b. 1611) ** Gilbert de Choiseul Duplessis Praslin, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1613) ** Anders Sinclair, Scottish soldier who joined Swedish service during the Thirty Years' War (b. 1614)


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