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Hace 3 días · 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.
- 8 July 1695 (aged 66), The Hague, Dutch Republic
Hace 4 días · Sack of Wexford. First Siege of Waterford. Dunbar. Worcester. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles.
- Soldier and statesman
- Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- pre-1642 (militia service), 1642–1651 (civil war)
- Robert Cromwell (father), Elizabeth Steward (mother)
30 de abr. de 2024 · Bartolomeo Cristofori (born May 4, 1655, Padua, Republic of Venice [Italy]—died January 27, 1732, Florence) was an Italian harpsichord maker generally credited with the invention of the piano, called in his time gravicembalo col piano e forte, or “harpsichord that plays soft and loud.”
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 de may. de 2024 · The Waldensians, also known as Waldenses ( / wɔːlˈdɛnsiːz, wɒl -/ ), Vallenses, Valdesi, or Vaudois, are adherents of a church tradition that began as an ascetic movement within Western Christianity before the Reformation.
16 de abr. de 2024 · Edward Winslow (born Oct. 18, 1595, Droitwich, Worcestershire, Eng.—died May 8, 1655, at sea, near Jamaica, British West Indies) was an English founder of the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
30 de abr. de 2024 · Died: May 1655 (aged 66, died on this day) Sir Henry Vane, the Elder (born Feb. 18, 1589, Hadlow, Kent, Eng.—died May 1655) was an English statesman, a prominent royal adviser who played an equivocal role in the events leading to the outbreak of the Civil War between King Charles I and Parliament. After serving in five Parliaments ...
Hace 5 días · Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn ( / ˈrɛmbrænt, ˈrɛmbrɑːnt /, [2] Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt ˈɦɑrmə (n)ˌsoːɱ vɑn ˈrɛin] ⓘ; 15 July 1606 [1] – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in ...
