1913 Birthday Benjamin Britten, Lowestoft Suffolk England, composer, Beggar's Opera 1703 Death Gillis Schey, Dutch Admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58 1665 Event Sea battle at Lowestoft: English fleet beats Dutch 1665 Event Duke of York defeats Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft 1644 Birthday Gillis Schey, Dutch Admiral, battle at Lowestoft
