Family tree Stoffels en Struik » Cornelis Dircksz Stolck (1624-1666)

Christening day February 25, 1624

• Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1624: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 28 » Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts.
  • June 10 » Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands.
  • August 12 » The president of Louis XIII of France's royal council is arrested, leaving Cardinal Richelieu in the role of the King's principal minister.
  • August 13 » The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister.

Day of marriage June 20, 1656

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  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1656: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 23 » Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.
  • July 21 » The Raid on Málaga takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.
  • July 28 » Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins.
  • July 30 » Swedish forces under the command of King Charles X Gustav defeat the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at the Battle of Warsaw.
  • October 14 » The US state of Massachusetts enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

Day of death October 16, 1666

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  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1666: Source: Wikipedia
  • August 19 » Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".
  • September 2 » The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral.
  • September 3 » The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.
  • September 4 » In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.
  • September 5 » Great Fire of London ends: Ten thousand buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral, are destroyed, but only six people are known to have died.
  • November 28 » At least 3,000 men of the Royal Scots Army led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns defeat about 900 Covenanter rebels in the Battle of Rullion Green.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1637 » Johann Rudolf Stadler, Swiss clock-maker (b. 1605)
• 1649 » Isaac van Ostade, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1621)
• 1655 » Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (b. 1591)
• 1660 » John Cook, English politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (b. 1608)
• 1679 » Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Irish-English soldier and politician (b. 1621)
• 1680 » Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1609)