Boorsem en omringende dorpen » Waltherus RUBENS (1645-1689)

Christening day September 8, 1645

• Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1645: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 10 » Archbishop William Laud is beheaded for treason at the Tower of London.
  • May 20 » Yangzhou massacre: The ten day massacre of 800,000 residents of the city of Yangzhou, part of the Transition from Ming to Qing.
  • July 21 » Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue identical to those of the Manchus.
  • August 3 » Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • August 13 » Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro.
  • October 8 » Jeanne Mance open the first lay hospital in North America.

Day of marriage June 13, 1685

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1685: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 6 » James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
  • February 20 » René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
  • May 7 » Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.
  • June 20 » Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
  • July 6 » Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.

Day of death July 16, 1689

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1689: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 13 » William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England.
  • July 27 » Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie is a victory for the Jacobites.
  • August 5 » Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
  • August 21 » The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.
  • October 26 » General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera; he died of the disease himself soon after.
  • December 16 » Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1647 » Masaniello, Italian rebel (b. 1622)
• 1664 » Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (b. 1616)
• 1686 » John Pearson, English bishop and scholar (b. 1612)
• 1691 » François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1641)
• 1729 » Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (b. 1683)
• 1747 » Giuseppe Crespi, Italian painter (b. 1665)