Deaths on August 15

Johann Adam Schall von Bell

Died on August 15, 1666

Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (b. 1591)

Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1 May 1591 – 15 August 1666) was a German Jesuit and astronomer. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China (where he is remembered as "Tang Ruowang") and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.

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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".
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.