Births on April 25

Johann Heinrich Buttstett

Born on April 25, 1666

Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer (d. 1727)

Johann Heinrich Buttstett (also Buttstedt, Buttstädt) (25 April 1666 – December 1, 1727) was a German Baroque organist and composer. Although he was Johann Pachelbel's most important pupil and one of the last major exponents of the south German organ tradition, Buttstett is best remembered for a dispute with Johann Mattheson.

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Events on 1666

19 Aug

Holmes's Bonfire
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".
3 Sep

Great Fire of London
The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.
28 Nov

Battle of Rullion Green
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.

Births on April 25

Johann Heinrich Buttstett

Born on April 25, 1666

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Holmes's Bonfire

Great Fire of London

Battle of Rullion Green