On This Day

The English crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.

The English crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.

The English crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.

Events Before

  1. English astronomer Edmond Halley first observes the comet named after him

    Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 – 25 January 1742 [O.S. 14 January 1741]) was an English astronomer, mathematician and physicist.

  2. William Penn leaves England to sail to the New World

    William Penn leaves England to sail to the New World

  3. Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserved" premieres in London

    Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserved" premieres in London

  4. De Italiaanse Opera (The Italian Opera) theater on the Leidsegracht in Amsterdam closes less than 1-1/2 years after open

    De Italiaanse Opera (The Italian Opera) theater on the Leidsegracht in Amsterdam closes less than 1-1/2 years after opening

  5. Assembly of the French clergy issues a declaration stating, among other things, that the power of the King is not subjec

    Assembly of the French clergy issues a declaration stating, among other things, that the power of the King is not subject to papal authority

Events After

  1. French King Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon

    Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand [lwi lə ɡʁɑ̃]) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil [lə ʁwa sɔlɛj]), was King of France from 1643 until his...

  2. Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper “De motu corporum in gyrum

    Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper “De motu corporum in gyrum” (On the motion of bodies in an orbit), is read to the Royal Society by Edmond Halley.

  3. Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Venetian Republic sign an agreement establishi

    Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Venetian Republic sign an agreement establishing the Holy League to prevent further expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe

  4. Dutch East India Company signs treaty with Sultan Hadji of Banten (Java) to aid him in a civil war with his father in ex

    Dutch East India Company signs treaty with Sultan Hadji of Banten (Java) to aid him in a civil war with his father in exchange for sole right to trade in the Sultanate [1]

  5. Patent granted for thimble

    Patent granted for thimble

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