February 20 French minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns March 12 Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy April 4 Anthony van Heim installed as Dutch pension advisor July 18 Battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians July 31 Prince Frederick of Wales escapes English court September 17 Georg-August University opens in Gottingen October 7 40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft and kill 300,000 (Bengal, India) October 11 Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys of Calcutta India
