Battle at Schooneveld: Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter beats French and English fleet
Battle at Schooneveld: Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter beats French and English fleet
Battle at Schooneveld: Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter beats French and English fleet
Events Before
Isaac Newton reads his first optics paper before the Royal Society in London
Sir Isaac Newton (4 January [O.S. 25 December] 1643 – 31 March [O.S. 20 March] 1727) was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author and...
Joan Blaeu's publishing house is destroyed by fire in Amsterdam
Joan Blaeu's publishing house is destroyed by fire in Amsterdam
France declares war on Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
John Maitland, administrator of Scotland for Charles II, made the Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March
John Maitland, administrator of Scotland for Charles II, made the Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March
Brandenburg monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands
Brandenburg monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands
Events After
Dutch Republic formally cedes New Netherland to England, who rename it New York
Dutch Republic formally cedes New Netherland to England, who rename it New York
English reconquer NY from Netherlands
English reconquer NY from Netherlands
Ambon earthquake and megatsunami kills at least 2322 people in the Maluku Islands (modern Indonesia), tsunami reaches he
Ambon earthquake and megatsunami kills at least 2322 people in the Maluku Islands (modern Indonesia), tsunami reaches height of 100 meters (330 ft) [1]
Dutch Republic and England sign Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War; North American colony of New Ne
Dutch Republic and England sign Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War; North American colony of New Netherland returned to British [OS date, 02-09 NS]
Netherlands and Münster sign peace treaty
The Peace of Breda, or Treaty of Breda was signed in the Dutch city of Breda, on 31 July 1667.
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Don Carlos de Gurrea becomes the Spanish land guardian of Southern Netherlands
Don Carlos de Gurrea becomes the Spanish land guardian of Southern Netherlands
Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon" premieres at the Palais-Royal in Paris
Jean-Baptiste Lully born Giovanni Battista Lulli (28 or 29 November [O.S. 18 or 19 November] 1632 – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-French composer, dancer and instrumentalist, who is considered a...
Isaac Newton reads his first optics paper before the Royal Society in London
Sir Isaac Newton (4 January [O.S. 25 December] 1643 – 31 March [O.S. 20 March] 1727) was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author and...
John Bunyan's Christian novel "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published in London by Nathaniel Ponder
John Bunyan's Christian novel "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published in London by Nathaniel Ponder
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