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"Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople

"Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople

"Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople

Events Before

  1. Dutch surrender colony of New Netherland, including New York, to 300 English soldiers

    The history of New York begins around 10,000 B.C. when the first people arrived. By 1100 A.D. two main cultures had become dominant as the Iroquoian and Algonquian developed.

  2. Count Miklós of Zrínyi sets out to battle the Turkish invasion army

    Count Miklós of Zrínyi sets out to battle the Turkish invasion army

  3. 1st naturalization act in American colonies

    1st naturalization act in American colonies

  4. France & Saxony sign alliance

    France & Saxony sign alliance

  5. Turkish Grand Vizier Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed attacks 120,000 Donau soldiers

    Turkish Grand Vizier Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed attacks 120,000 Donau soldiers

Events After

  1. Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed

    Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed

  2. Firebreaks finally bring the Great Fire of London under control, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and eight dead

    The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that occurred in central London from Sunday 2 September to Wednesday 5 September 1666, gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city...

  3. After St. Paul's Cathedral and much of the city burned down over four days, the Great Fire of London is finally extingui

    After St. Paul's Cathedral and much of the city burned down over four days, the Great Fire of London is finally extinguished

  4. Princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius, Earl of Simmeren

    Princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius, Earl of Simmeren

  5. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (26), marries his niece and cousin Margaret Theresa of Spain (15), the celebrations last a

    Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (26), marries his niece and cousin Margaret Theresa of Spain (15), the celebrations last almost two years

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