1643. Louis XIII (the just), king of France, died. He was guided in his conduct by the celebrated cardinal Richelieu, who, from motives of ambition, kept him at war during most of his reign.
1655. Giovanni Francesca Abela, a historian and ecclesiastic of Malta, died.
1668. A riot in London under pretence of destroying brothels. Four of the leaders taken and executed for treason. In the reign of some of the English kings the demolition of such houses would not have been adjudged treason.
1673. Richard Brathwaite, an English poet and miscellaneous writer, died. His works are numerous.
1677. Isaac Barrow, an eminent English mathematician and divine, died. His writings are numerous and valuable, and chiefly on mathematical subjects; his sermons are highly esteemed, and have been frequently edited.
1702. War declared against France and Spain, by England, Germany and Holland.
1729. Lewis Anthony de Noailles, a French cardinal, died. Though by birth duke of St. Cloud, he preferred the ecclesiastical state to political distinction.
1734. James Thornhill died; an English historical painter.
1737. Eustace Budgell, the friend of Addison, drowned in the Thames. He turned his attention to polite literature, contributed to the Spectator, Tatler, Guardian and Craftsman, and published two volumes of biography.
1768. Charles Stephen Louis Camus died, a learned French mathematician.