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January 1 Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris February 8 Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London February 23 Joan Blaeus publishers destroyed by fire in Amsterdam March 15 King Charles II enacts Declaration of Indulgence March 17 England declares war on Netherlands April 6 France declares war on Netherlands May 6 Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands May 15 1st copyright law enacted by Massachusetts May 17 Frontenac becomes governor of New France (Canada) June 7 Battle by Solebay: Dutch adm M de Ruyter beats French/English fleet June 12 French army under Gen Turenne crosses Rhine at Lobith June 21 Dutch pension advisor Johan de Witt seriously wounded June 21 French troops under king Louis XIV occupy Utrecht June 25 1st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in U.S. held, Sandwich, Mass July 4 States of Holland declares "Eternal Edict" void July 8 Willem II becomes captain-/admiral-general July 9 Prince Willem III inaugurated as viceroy of Holland/Zealand September 6 Willem III's troops reconquer Naarden on France October 18 Poland and Turkey sign Peace of Buczacz December 10 NY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston December 23 Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn December 30 Baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden Neth |
Joseph Addison 1672 - 1719 Richard Steele 1672 - 1729 |
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