Events

• August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War.
• September 6 - Titus Oates begins to present allegations of the "Popish Plot", a Catholic conspiracy to assassinate king Charles II of England
• October 17 - British politician Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey is found murdered in Primrose Hill, London
• About 1200 Irish families sail from Barbados to Virginia and the Carolinas
• First chrysanthemums in Europe
• John Bunyan publishes his novel, The Pilgrim's Progress.

August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Treaty of Nijmegen (1678) was signed in Nijmegen, and ended the Dutch War. ... The Dutch War (1672–1678) was a war fought between France and a quadruple alliance consisting of Brandenburg, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and the United Provinces. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... Titus Oates. ... The Popish Plot was an alleged Catholic conspiracy. ... Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (23 December 1621 - 12 October 1678) was an English magistrate whose mysterious death caused anti-catholic uproar in England. ... Primrose Hill is a hill located on the north side of Regents Park and giving a very fine view of central London. ... St. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... The Carolinas is a collective term used in the United States to refer to the states of North and South Carolina together. ... Species - tricolor daisy - pyrethrum - pyrethum daisy - crown daisy - marguerite - daisy - florists           chrysanthemum C. segetum - corndaisy Ref: ITIS 35791 See also Daisy (disambiguation) The chrysanthemum, also known as the mum, is a flowering perennial plant of the genus Chrysanthemum in the daisy family (Asteraceae). ... John Bunyan. ... The Pilgrims Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan (published 1678) is an allegorical novel. ...

Births

• March 4 - Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer (d. 1741)
• March 7 - Filippo Juvara, Italian architect (d. 1736)
• May 16 - Andreas Silbermann, organ builder (d. 1734)
• July 26 - Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1711)
• September 16 - Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751)
• September 29 - Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (d. 1766)
• October 10 - John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Scottish soldier (d. 1743)
• November 26 - Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771)
• December 8 - Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)
• December 13 - Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)
• December 14 - Daniel Neal, English historian (d. 1743)
• December 30 - William Croft, English composer (d. 1727)

March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, Venice – July 28, 1741, Vienna), nicknamed Il Prete Rosso, meaning The Red Priest, was an Italian priest and baroque music composer. ... // Events April 10 – Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz December 19 – Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 – Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius William Browning invents mineral water Elizabeth of Russia became czarina. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... Filippo Juvara (Juvarra), Italian architect, was born in Messina in 1678 and died in Madrid in 1736. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... Joseph I. Joseph I (July 26, 1678 – April 17, 1711), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, was the elder son of the emperor Leopold I and his third wife, Eleanora, Countess Palatine, daughter of Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678 - December 12, 1751) was an English statesman and writer. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles (September 29, 1678–June 24, French aristocrat and soldier. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich (October 10, 1678 - October 4, 1743) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jean Jacques dOrtous de Mairan (November 26, 1678 – February 20, 1771) was a French geophysicist. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton (8 December 1678 - 1757), English diplomatist, was a son of Robert Walpole of Houghton, Norfolk, and a younger brother of the great Sir Robert Walpole. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Yongzheng Emperor (born Yinzhen 胤禛 December 13, 1678 - October 8, 1735) was the fourth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1722 to 1735. ... Events 16 April - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Daniel Neal (December 14, 1678 - April 4, 1743), English historian, was born in London. ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... William Croft (December 30 (baptism), 1678 - August 14, 1727) was an English composer and teacher. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ...

Deaths

• January 29 - Jeronimo Lobo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (b. 1593)
• August 5 - Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican musician and composer (b. 1619)
• August 16 - Andrew Marvell, English writer (b. 1621)
• August 28 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602)
• October 12 - Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (b. 1621)
• October 18 - Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter (b. 1593)
• October 19 - Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter
• November 1 - William Coddington, first Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1601)