1600. Anthony du Verdier died; historiographer of France, and author of a Biography of French Authors.
1602. Gaspard Peucer, an eminent German physician and mathematician, died. He was imprisoned ten years for his religious opinions, during which he committed his thoughts on the margins of old books, with an ink which he made of burnt crusts infused in wine.
1621. Mary Sidney, countess of Pembroke, an eminent poetess and patron of literature, died.
1626. Lancelot Andrews, bishop of Winchester, died; an eminent English prelate.
1638. De Vries sailed from Holland on his third expedition to America, with colonists, to settle Staten Island, which he had secured two years before.
1666. Schah Abas, king of Persia, died. He came to the throne at the age of 13; was valiant and enlightened, and promised by deeds of benevolence and liberality to rival the greatest heroes of antiquity, when he was cut off at the age of 37. He died of lues Veneris.
1689. Count Frontenac arrived at Canada to reassume the government of the province.
1732. Michael Ernest Ettmuller died; a German professor of anatomy at Leipsic, and author of several learned and curious treatises on medical subjects.
1758. Robert Clayton, a learned English prelate and antiquary, died.
1764. Robert Dodsley, an eminent English bookseller and author, died. He commenced life as a footman, but his natural abilities brought him into notice, and recommended him to assistance.