Events

• February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order
• February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
• December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan
• Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermat's last theorem.
• France places a few missionaries in the Côte d'Ivoire, a country it would come to rule more than 200 years later.
• England wages war against the Mashantucket Pequots
• First opera house, Teatro San Cassiona, opens in Venice
• René Descartes - Discours de la Methode
• Elizabeth Poole becomes the first woman to have founded a town (Taunton, Massachusetts) in the Americas.

February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The term tulipomania (alternatively tulip mania) is used metaphorically to refer to any large economic bubble. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (July 13, 1608 – April 2, 1657), ruled February 15, 1637 – 1657. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ruins of the Hara fortress The Shimabara Rebellion (ja: 島原の乱, shimabara no ran) was an uprising of Japanese peasants, many of them Christians, during the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1637-1638. ... Pierre de Fermat Pierre de Fermat (August 20, 1601 – January 12, 1665) was a French lawyer at the Parlement of Toulouse, southern France, and a mathematician who is given credit for the development of modern calculus. ... Pierre de Fermat Fermats last theorem (sometimes abbreviated as FLT and also called Fermats great theorem) is one of the most famous theorems in the history of mathematics. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... An act of war - the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan during World War II War is a state of widespread conflict between states, organisations, or relatively large groups of people, which is characterised by the use of violent, physical force between combatants or upon civilians. ... The Mashantucket Pequots are a small Native American tribe in Connecticut which operates the successful Foxwoods Resort Casino. ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′ N 12°19′ E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ... René Descartes René Descartes (IPA: , March 31, 1596–February 11, 1650), also known as Cartesius, was a French philosopher, mathematician and part-time mercenary. ... Elizabeth Poole (unspecified-May 21st, 1664) or sometimes called Elizabeth Pole, was the foundress of Taunton, Massachusetts, in Colonial America. ... Taunton is a city located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. ...

Births

• January 1 - Emperor Go-Sai of Japan (d. 1685)
• February 12 - Jan Swammerdam, Dutch scientist (d. 1680)
• June 10 - Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (d. 1675)
• August 27 - Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (d. 1715)
• November 30 - Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (d. 1698)
• December 6 - Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)
• December 7 - Bernardo Pasquini, Italian composer (d. 1710)
• Dietrich Buxtehude, German composer (d. 1707)
• Pierre Jurieu, French protestant leader (d. 1713)

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Emperor Go-Sai (jp: 後西天皇), also called Emperor Go-Saiin (後西院天皇) (January 1, 1638 – March 22, 1685) was the 111th imperial ruler of Japan. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jan Swammerdam (February 12, 1637 - February 17, 1680) was a Dutch scientist. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... Father Jacques Marquette, S.J. (1636 - May 19, 1675) and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to see and map the Mississippi River. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (August 27, 1637 - February 21, 1715) was the second Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland, inheriting the colony upon the death of his father, Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore in 1675. ... // Events September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe dOrléans, nephew of Louis XIV. September - First of... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont (b. ... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Edmund Andros (December 6, 1637 - February 24, 1714), was an early colonial governor in North America, and head of the short-lived Dominion of New England. ... // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bernardo Pasquini Bernardo Pasquini (December 7, 1637 _ November 22, 1710), was an Italian composer of opera and church music. ... // Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 4 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. ... Diderik Hansen Buxtehude (ca. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... Pierre Jurieu (1637 - January 11, 1713) was a French Protestant leader. ... // Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713...

Deaths

• February 15 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1578)
• March 19 - Peter Pazmany, Hungarian cardinal and statesman (b. 1570)
• April 1 - Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (b. 1571)
• May 19 - Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588)
• June 24 - Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580)
• August 6 - Ben Jonson, English writer (b. 1572)
• August 10 - Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (b. 1582)
• September 8 - Robert Fludd, English mystic (b. 1574)
• September 27 - Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino saint
• Nicholas Ferrar, English trader (b. 1592)