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10 de abr. de 2024 · 1678 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1741) 1702 – Jack Sheppard, English criminal (d. 1724) 1706 – Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect, designed the Hermitage Hunting Lodge and Gammel Holtegård (d. 1759) 1715 – James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, English historian and politician (d. 1763)
Hace 5 días · The Nine Years' War [c], was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. [d] Although largely concentrated in Europe, fighting spread to colonial possessions in the Americas, India, and West Africa. Related conflicts include the Williamite war in Ireland, and King William's War in North America.
- 27 September 1688 – 20 September 1697, (8 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
12 de abr. de 2024 · General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, KG, PC (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S. [a]) was an English soldier and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at the court of the House of Stuart under James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and ...
27 de mar. de 2024 · Andrew Marvell (born March 31, 1621, Winestead, Yorkshire, England—died August 18, 1678, London) was an English poet whose political reputation overshadowed that of his poetry until the 20th century. He is now considered to be one of the best Metaphysical poets.
Hace 4 días · Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer and violinist who left a decisive mark on the form of the concerto and the style of late Baroque instrumental music. His best-known work is The Four Seasons, a cycle of violin concerti wherein each concerto depicts a different season of the year.
29 de mar. de 2024 · Titus Oates was a renegade Anglican priest who fabricated the Popish Plot of 1678. Oates’s allegations that Roman Catholics were plotting to seize power caused a reign of terror in London and strengthened the anti-Catholic Whig Party.
12 de abr. de 2024 · Christiaan Huygens, Lord of Zeelhem, FRS ( / ˈhaɪɡənz / HY-gənz, [2] US: / ˈhɔɪɡənz / HOY-gənz, [3] Dutch: [ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈɦœyɣə (n)s] ⓘ; also spelled Huyghens; Latin: Hugenius; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor who is regarded as a key figure in the Scientific Revolution.
