1632. Battle of Ingolstadt, in Bavaria; the imperial troops of Germany, under count de Tilly, defeated by the Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus, and the general mortally wounded in defending the pass of the Lech.
1632. John Tzerclaes, count de Tilly, died; a Dutch officer, who distinguished himself in the wars with the Turks, and with Denmark.
1637. The puritans forbid by royal proclamation to emigrate to New England.
1655. Eustache le Sueur died; one of the best French historical painters of his time.
1655. Christopher Bennet died; a distinguished London physician, and writer on medical subjects.
1667. The Dutch fleet attacked Burnt island, in Scotland, but were repulsed.
1690. Rene le Pays, a French poet, died; well known at court by his miscellanies.
1696. Robert Plot died; an eminent English philosopher and naturalist.
1707. George Farquhar, an ingenious comic writer, died. He was the son of an Irish clergyman, and held a commission in