| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 19 |
John Commelin, director of Hortus Botanist (Amsterdam), dies at 62 |
Feb 24 |
Antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74 |
Mar 25 |
Gerardus L Blasius, Flemish anatomist, dies at about 66 |
Apr 14 |
Carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies |
May 18 |
Elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies |
Jul 10 |
Bridget Bishop, 1st person to be hanged in Salem witch trials Massachusetts USA |
Jul 23 |
Gilles Ménage, French scholar (b. 1613) |
Oct 12 |
Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60 |
Nov 6 |
Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (b. 1619) |
Nov 14 |
Christoph Bernhard, German composer, dies at 64 |
Nov 19 |
Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief (Colors), dies |
Nov 19 |
Thomas Shadwell, English poet and playwright |
Dec 9 |
William Mountfort, English actor and dramatist |
Dec 18 |
Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (b. 1626) |
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