1669. John Bochius, a Dutch poet, died. He excelled in Latin, and is called the Virgil of the Low Countries.
1691. George Fox, founder of the sect of quakers, died, aged 67. His father was a poor weaver, and George was apprenticed to a shoemaker; but he left his employment and wandered about the country in a leather doublet, and finally set up as a teacher. He visited different countries, and had the satisfaction to see his tenets taking deep root in his life time.
1705. A house in London where fireworks were manufactured, blew up, and destroyed 120 houses, and killed 50 persons.
1711. The last No. of the Tatler appeared (No. 271).
1715. Great fire in Thames street, London; many lives lost.
1716. Elizabeth Patch died at Salem; the first female born in the old colony of Massachusetts.
1717. Maria Sybilla Merian, the distinguished painter, and writer on entomology, died at Amsterdam.
1738. The famous convention of Pardo signed.
1759. Execution of the conspirators against the life of the king of Portugal. The whole family of the Marquis Tavora was executed, and the name suppressed for ever.
1797. British ships Indefatigable, 44 guns, and Amazon, 42 guns, had a night action of six hours, in the bay of Audierne, with the French 74 gun ship Les Droits des Hommes, 1600 men; the latter was driven on shore, and the crew made prisoners; Gen. Renier and 750 men were lost in the action. The Amazon was also lost in the action.